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BY 

ANDREW  J.  MARSH 
REVISED  BY 

CLARENCE  S.  MERRILL 


Third  Edition 


SAN  FRANCISCO 

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1890 


ENTERED  ACCORDING  TO  ACT  OP  CONGRESS  IN  THE  YEAR  1883,  BY 

ANDREW  J.   MAESH, 
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PUBLISHERS'  NOTE 

Mr.  Marsh's  first  work  on  shorthand,  given  to  the  public  a  number  of  years 
ago,  is  conceded  by  all  phonographers  acquainted  with  it  to  be  the  best  ever 
published,  and  three-fourths,  at  least,  of  all  the  profession  on  the  Pacific  Coast 
use  his  system. 

When  first  issued  its  sale  was  limited,  and  when  the  edition  was  exhausted, 
prices  of  $10  to  $20  each  were  freely  offered  for  second-hand  copies. 

Upon  the  occasion  of  the  fire  which  destroyed  our  publishing  house  in 
1886  the  SECOND  edition  of  Marsh's  Manual  was  consumed.  The  demand,  how- 
ever, for  the  publication  is  so  great  that  The  Bancroft  Company  have  decided  to 
issue  a  THIRD  edition,  and  they  now  offer  to  the  public  a  much  finer  and  more 
accurate  Manual  than  either  of  its  predecessors. 

A  complete  copy  of  the  edition  of  1883  has  been  made  by  Mr.  Clarence  S. 
Merrill,  an  expert  stenographer  and  Caligraph  Typewriter  operator,  and  his 
work  has  been  carefully  examined  by  Mr.  Charles  F.  Whitton,  official  reporter 
of  the  Superior  Court  of  Oakland,  a  writer  of  "pure  Marsh"  and  the  same 
gentleman  who  completed  the  edition  of  1883  after  Mr.  Marsh's  death. 

Use  of  the  progressive  system  of  exercises  has  greatly  added  to  the  labor  and 
expense  of  the  work,  but  must  he  invaluable  to  the  learner. 

In  order  to  produce  this  edition  new  plates  had  to  be  made,  and  in  answer  to 
a  very  general  demand,  and  to  improve  its  legibility  and  usefulness  we  have 
increased  its  size.  A  description  of  the  methods  employed  may  be  interesting. 

On  account  of  the  "progressive  system"  employed  by  Mr.  Marsh,  it  was 
possible  to  set  up  only  a  portion  of  the  work  in  type,  acd  Mr.  Merrill  made  the 
plates  of  the  book  on  the  Caligraph  Typewriter,  leaving  blank  spaces  into 
which  he  inserted  the  shorthand  characters  with  pen  and  ink.  These  pages  were 
then  photographed  and  reduced  in  size  to  two-thirds  of  their  original  dimensions, 
from  which  electrotypes  were  made  and  the  book  printed. 

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INDEX. 

PAGE. 

1.  Title  Page. 

2.  Copyright. 

3.  Publisher's  Note. 

4.  Index. 

6.  Phonetic  Alphabet. 

7.  Consonants. 

8.  Vowels. 

11.  Exercise  I.  —  Key  on  Page  87. 

11.  Joining  of  Stems. 

13.  Exercise  II.  —  Key  on  Page  87. 

14.  Improper  Diphthongs. 

14.  WAT  and  YAT  Series. 

15.  The  Aspirate. 

16.  The  Circle  for  Ess  and  ZEE. 

18.  The  Double  Circle. 

19.  Exercise  III.  —  Key  on  Page  88. 

20.  The  Loops. 

21.  Exercise  IV.  —  Key  on  Page  89. 
21.  Half-Length  Stems. 

23.  Exercise  V.  —  Key  on  Page  89. 

24.  Word-Signs. 

25.  Tick  and  Circle,  and  Stem  Word-Signs, 
28.  Phrase-Signs. 

30.  Exercise  VI.  —  Key  on  Page  90. 

30.  Omissions. 

33.  The  Syllables  ING,  CON  and  COM. 

34.  Exercise  VII.  —  Key  on  Page  91. 
34.  The  EL-Hook  and  En-Hook  Stems. 
38.  EL-Hook  and  En-Hook  Word-Signs. 

38.  Exercise  VIII.  —  Key  on  Page  91. 

39.  The  WAY  and  YAY  Hooks. 


INDEX. 

PAGE. 

40.  Addition  of  EN. 

41.  Ex-Hook  Word-Signs. 

42.  Exercise  IX.  —  Key  on  Page  92. 

43.  Addition  of  EF.  or  VEE. 

44.  Exercise  X.  —  Key  on  Page  94. 

45.  Addition  of  TR.,  DR.  and  THR. 

46.  Exercise  XI.  —  Key  on  Page  94. 
46.  Prefixes  and  Affixes. 

49.  Exercise  XII.  —  Key  on  Page  94. 

49.  Various  Expedients. 

52.  Exercise  XIII.  —  Key  on  Page  95. 

54.  VOCABULARY. 


67.  REPORTING  EXAMPLES. 

67.  California Key  on  Page  97. 

67.  Poein  by  Byron do  98. 

68.  Woman do  98. 

69.  The  Orphans do  99. 

71.  Monterey do  102. 

72.  Webster's  Home do  103. 

73.  Law  Reporting do  104. 

74.  Testimony  of  Nathan  C.  Parish do  106. 

77.  Experts do  110. 

79.  People,  etc.,  vs.  Mary  Gersbach do  112. 

80.  Reporting  as  a  Mental  Exercise do  113. 

82.  Immortality do  115. 

83.  Intellectual  Attainments  of  Women do  117. 

85.  South  Carolina  and  Massachusetts do  118. 

86.  Poem  by  Longfellow do  120. 


6                                     MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND 

ALPHABET          OP         SOUKDS. 

C   0  H  S  0  N  A  H  T  S   . 

PHONOGRAPH 

SOUND 

PHONOGRAPH 

SOUND 

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COMPOUNDS  ASPIRATE.  COALESCENTS.  NASALS.  LIQUIDS. 

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J.     AS  IN  ALL,   LIE   . 
R      QRj.  RYE. 

T          TIE. 

M      MY. 

D          DIE. 

CH  CHEW. 

J          .        .   JOY 

K      NIGH. 

K          KEY. 

NG   .  .       .    LONG. 

G       _GAY. 

W     WAY 

p          FIE. 

V          VIE 

Y              .   YEA. 

TH        THIGH. 

H                  HIGH. 

TH        THY. 

S          SIGI. 

MP.  MB.  ..LAMP.    EMBER. 

PSA                      ARM 

7             TEAf.    . 

SH       ASH,    SHY 

ZH        AZURE. 

X_0_W  JE_L  _S_  . 

LONG     VOWELS.            SHORT     VOWELS. 

DIPHTHONGS. 

1st.    PLACE 
2nd.    PLACE. 
5rd.  PLACE. 

1st.   PLACE. 
2nd.   PLACE. 
3rd.   PLACE. 

•  _E_    AS  IN  ME  . 
A  A     /-itAY.    _«. 

1    AS  IN  IT. 
E     MET. 

'     I.    ASJIN  TIE 
L   01   .....    BOY. 

•AH  MA. 

-   AW  LAW. 
m.    0       NO.        . 

A.    ^AT. 

P_    JBi. 
a    up. 

'    Of  .1.  .  .  .   NOT. 
*    U_    SUE,   USE. 

-   00   MOON.      - 

00.  FOOT. 

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JB K.  ...0...-..N E T. 1.....C.         S...H 0...  .A I....-...H... .A K.  _..D.» 

SECTION  I.  The  sounds  of  the  English  language  are 
divided  into  two  general  classes  — consonants  and  vowels—  and  are 
represented  in  phonography  as  shown  in.  the  table  opposite. 

CONSONANTS. 

SEC.  2.   The  consonant  sounds  are  represented  by  straight 
and  curved  lines,  or  stems,  which  must  be  written  of  uniform  length 
—about  one-sixth  of  an  inch —  as  in  the  table  of  consonants. 

In  reading  words  written  in  phonography  the  steins  are  not 
called  by  any  names,  but  simply  by  the  sounds  they  represent,  for 
in  phonography  there  are  no  letters,  nor  spelling,  in  the  ordinary 
sense  of  those  terms,  but  each  word  is  written  exactly  as  it  is 
pronounced.    For  convenience,  however,  in  speaking  of  the 
consonant  stems,  they  are  called,  following  their  order  in  the 
table  of  consonants,  by  the  following  names  :  pee,  bee,  tee,  dee, 
chay,  jay,  kay,  gay,  ef,  vee,  ith,  thee,  ess,  zee,  ish,  shee,  el  or 
lee,  er  or  ree,  em,  en,  ing,  way,  yay,  hay,  rem,  emp  or  emb. 

•  The  vowels  have  no  other  names  than  the  sounds  they 
represent, 

As  far  as  practicable  --that  is  in  the  column  of  "abrupts" 
and  "continuants1 —  whispered  sounds  are  represented  by  light  stems 
and  their  corresponding  heavy,  or  spoken  sounds,  by  heavy  stems, 

A  heavy  curved  stem  should  be  thickened  only  in  the  middle, 
tapering  toward  either  end. 

Each  curved  stem  should  be  one -fourth  part  of  the 
circumference  of  a  circle. 


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SEC.  5.   When. 
downward.    When  t 


.is  the  only  stem  in  a  word  it  is  written 
<^  or  -^^  is  the  only  stem  in  a  word  it 


is  written  upward.    These  stems,  when  joined  with  others,  are 
written  either  upward  or  downward,  according  to  convenience,  as 
will  be  explained  hereafter.    The  stems  J   ,  (    and  ^^^  are 
called  respectively,  when  written  downward,  ish,  el  and  er,   and 
when  written  upward,  shee,  lee  and  ree  . 

The  stems  /  and  /  are  always  written  downward  and  at  an. 
angle  of  about  sixty  degrees.     The  stems  ^""'  and  ^"^  must  be 
written,  whether  upward  or  downward,  at  an  angle  of  about  thirty 
degrees.      All  the  other  inclined  stems  are  invariably  written 
downward,  and  at  an  angle  of  about  forty-five  degrees.     The  six 
horizontal  steins  are  written  fron  the  left  hand  toward  the  right, 
and  the  six  perpendicular  stems  are  written  downward. 


V  0  Y/  E  L  S. 

SEC.  4.   The  vowel  sounds  are  represented  by  light  and 
heavy  dots  and  dashes  --as  shown  in  the  table  of  vowels--  written 
at  the  sides  of  the  consonant  stems.      A  first  place  vowel  is 
written  opposite  the  beginning  of  a  stem,  a  second  place  vowel 
opposite  the  middle,  and  a  third  place  vowel  opposite  the  end  :  as 
tea.    /  sav.   \   oa.  v_ 


SEC.  5.   If  a  vowel  is  to  be  read  before  any  perpendicular 
or  inclined  stem,  it  is  placed  at  the  left  side  of  the  stem  ;  if 
after,  at  the  right  side  :  as  ^V  ape,  \   pay,  /   age,   |* 
day,___L_  away.  If  a  vowel  is  to  be  read  before  a  horizontal  stem, 
it  is  placed  above  it  ;  if  after,  .below  it  :  ae   • 
gay ,  x^x...aiTnt  s~?-\  may ,  «vjX  any ,  —•   * cho 


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v^x  nay,  •' 

SEC.  6.   A  dash  long  or  short  vowel  is  written  at  a  right 
angle  to  that  part  of  the  stem  opposite  which  it  is  placed  :  as 

1    r       \    r 

'  odd,   V    thaw,   \  ooze ,   \  obey,  /   saw,  ^— x  gnaw,  ^< 
-,/ 

i 
roe.      The  diphthongs, I,  i  oi,  and__r_pw,  are  written 

^ .... ^  «.v.^,  .  ««, by,   /'   Joy,    I   nut,     I'  tny 

now,  cow,  <<~N  my,  \  thy,  I  vow.  But  the 
tripthong  •  £  •  always  retains  its  upright  position  relative  to 
the  line  of  writing  :  as  \  pew,  I  due 
.  few, new, new, i view. 


SEC.  7,   There  are  three  positions  for  phonographic  words, 
in  respect  to  the  line  of  writing.     If  the  accented  vowel  of  a 
word  be  a  first  place  vowel,  the  word  oust  be  written  in,  the  first 
position  ;  if  it  be  a  second  place  vowel,  in  the  second  position  ; 
if  it  be  a  third  place  vowel,  in  the  third  position.  For  the  first 
position,  the  word  is  written  so  that  the  lowest  part  of  the  first 
perpendicular  or  inclined  stem  shall  stand  a  little  above  the  line; 
for  the  second  position,  so  as  to  stand  on  the  line  ;  for  the  third 

\ 


position,  so  as  to  extend  a  little  below  the  line  :  a 


.each. 

If  a  word  contains  none  but  horizontal  stems,  it  is  written 
considerably  above  the  line  for  the  first  position,  resting  on  the 
line  for  the  second  position,  and  written  a  little  below  the  line 
for  the  third  position  :  as  j    kevt  mm»^l  ^", cue,  ~^^  iapi 

i   oak.'V.^y  any. coo. 

i 

A  curved  horizontal  stem  should  have  its  points  or  bulge, 
resting  _OJQ_  the  line  for  the  second  position,  and  coming  up  to  the 
line  for  the  third  position  :  as     amr  ^i^  ownT  x-^x  Amov, 


10  MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND 


^_^^     Amboy,    v_>     annoy,  anew. 

SEC.  8.  ._  When  two  vowels  occur  together*  no  consonant 

intervening,  a  small  caret,  or  arrow  po?nt  may  be  written  in  tlie 
place  of  the  first  vowel,  pointing  toward  the  left  if  the  first 
vowel  is  a  dot,  toward  the  right  if  it  is  a  dash,  upward  if  it  is  a 
'light  diphthong,  and  downward  if  it  is  the  tripthong  r±  JJ. 
The  first  vowel  being  thus  indicated,  the  second  will  be  suggested 


Hi  Ohio.    V 


If  it  should  be  desirable,  however,  in  some  special  case  to 
represent  both  vowels  exactly,  both  may  be  written,  the  one  to  be 
read  next  to  the  stem  being  placed  nearer  to  it  than  the  other  : 

r-   r 

iota,  '•   or  '<   Leah,  .    or  c    Iagof 


SEC.  9.   A  word  consisting  of  only  one  vowel  may  be 
represented  by  placing  the  vowel  in  its  proper  position  as  to  the 
line  of  writing  :  as ah! I,  "  awe,  -  owe,  .   ehl 

SEC.  10,  In  reporting  it  is  not  usual  to  punctuate,  except 
to  indicate  the  pauses  by  leaving  blank  spaces  — half  an  inch  or 
more  for  a  period,  and  proportionately  less  for  a  colon,  semicolon, 
or  conna--  but,  occasionally  it  is  necessary  to  write  punctuation 
marks,  and  then  the  ordinary  marks  are  used,  with  the  following 
exceptions  : 

For  a  period  write  on  the  line  a  cross,  like  a  small  sign  of 
multiplication,  (  x  )  or  it  may  be  made  without  lifting  the  pen 
(^o  )   For  interrogation,  or  exclamation,  write  the  usual  strokes, 
but  with  the  phonographic  period  beneath  instead  of  a  dot  :  as  i  JL 
For  a  dash  write  a  double  line,  thus  :  —     A  hyphen  is  written 
thus:  {  =  or  ^  )   a  caret,  or  omission  mark  thus  :  v 


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EXERCISE       I. 


\  J-\f  1  , 

-  r 

-^  . 

^ 

5  \- 

^ 

s 

)n 

r     ^  \    s     ^ 

-  c  s 

• 

^  j  \ 

r 

i   / 

/ 

V 

gX 

•^  *\  v  \  >  .     r 


^^ 


\~.    ~^      i'    \  •(      I*  ^^  <~^  - —          \          '    v 


V 


n   '          *•  .  J      -  -I  x.  N 

>  ^  \-  C  ^  .  ^V  I      ^  ^^  \\ 


-  r~  ^    i     /  \      (' 

I      *         i      ^ i      ^     V-     V 


3_.  /•  -^  >  \       ^  r  i   r 


fl^^^L.       ^L^^^l 

V  •  ^^-^     n   ^-sT    Vj.        ^T  ** 


f  \ 

1  *  <** 

V, 

^ 

j  ^ 

•) 

\ 

f~* 

1   !  - 

/. 

. 

•/  ^  > 

In 
f   ^*S      ^\ 

)• 

^L/< 

1 

z. 

'1 

/^ 

II             /^ 

r 

L 

( 

r 

)'  3_, 

^  .  • 

X 

r 

J 

^ 

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I 
-^^    ^_ 

.1 

£ 

-^ 

>^s 

\  i  >  ^     .f  .r  r- 


JOINING       0  F  .   STEMS   . 


SEC.    II. 

usually  written  without  lifting  the  pen. ^  there   ^  two 

*^^  more  steins  <— ^  a  word,  the  second  begins  where  the  first 

ends,  and — L. on,  until  -'    the  stems__^^fLwritten.   -  The  vowels 

^?  \ 

—^L  afterwards  inserted.   As  v^"  below.   ')  _   egoapg.   \ 

^N.         \  ^y       ~r 

both, J. — embassy>_^>_zany,  *^^_^.  -arcana, Vy—byway^S^Vrosy 

\ 

SEC.  12.   ' — '  a  word  V-  more  than  one  stem,  the  first 

perpendicular  *^  inclined  stem  must  stand  <-— ^  that  position  as 
to  the  line_S=i_  writ  ing  which  is  indicated,  (   '  Sec.  7.)  \ 
the  accented  vowel  V.  the  word.   As  >>-,  veiby  x  r  motto.  ^^\ 
endow,  ^.a fatigue.  ^  China,  ^^N  ensnef  \     faith. 

X  °    f    ( 

^  a  word  contain  only  horizontal  stems.  V   are 


are  -'   written 


\  t 


the  position  indicated     \     the  accented  vowel.         As 


12                                    MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND 

meek,  ^  ./  —  x        nflj?*ri     .                 embalm, 

apronv.           5"~>v  —  s 

•                          /^v  "N»                            ~"P  — 

camp. 
SEC,   15.     When  a  heavy  stem  is  follow 
>^a  light  stem.      \    a  heavy  stem,    joinir 

\ 

ed      \      a  light   stem, 

"/ 
g     /        other  without  an 

angle,   the  heavy  stem  should  gradually  taper 

s~\            

As              \  mob,  i        '          gawkey,               tidy, 

into  the  light  stem. 

< 
deitv          \      .    nanfr. 

*^ 

j^r      armorv,              dutv,     •—      kee. 

^ 
SEC.    14.                 has   alreadv  been  state 

d,    (      '    Sec.  3.)    that 
n  either  upward  J|^_ 

-/      T       i        f  s^    and  ^^  may       »      writte 

downward  when  joined  with  other  stems.       Whe 
consonants  is  either  the  first  *^  the  last 
two    i-^  more  stems,   as  a  general  rule            s 

n    one       ^         these 

^_^                    *^_ 

^ 

hould        \    written 

ward__^__  followed 
ear.       i.    /^~        vallev. 

V                \ 

downward      v^    preceded       \     a     V         ,   and  up 

*     a       1       .       As       ^--*         fishv.      V      v 

r    ~r           . 

_s     fish,      ^^    argue  t    atC     chateau,  ^^ 

remedy,        v          farm, 

^<         rogue. 

1 
2  —  '     cases  where          ' 

This  rule  is  not  observed,  however,  

would  occasion  an  awkwardLk^lL  difficult  joi 

.^7'        marshy.      1,            Elli,ntt.     ^^      aroh 

ning-        as     >*-~^     shamfi, 

^j    ^     a^           ]<^ 

assaver,     ^f  earth/   ^V7  onlvr     ^       alpf 

)  LI 

SEC.  15.     When  a  vowel  is  to  be  read 
it  is  a  first  place     C,       ,    v^-^  a  second  pi  a. 

between  two  stems,    V- 
36   long_*r^  heavy    I 

ST 

is  a  third  place      V 
is  written   to   the 

if                             \ 
is  written  to  the  first  stem  :       V      it 

v^a  second  place  short  %^    light      t      , 

v                        r 

\             \        *' 

second  stem.        As        2  beak,     ^          book. 

\              hatA.          J       fall. 

JP                          i                                              '       i 
«                     I   .                       I 
tale,      'f    mule,     l"~s      dime,     l^S     dumb.     1          dan.       J    toil 

C                n' 

When  two  vowels  occur  between  two  stei 
\                          \                                  S 

always        \       -Inrtina-terf       \       writing    the      ^f      1 

v  —  v~          '  —  w~- 
ia,  ,  the    <?eonnH    L         sv^ 

joint.    I       '     Reo-ft./ 

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13 


_its  proper  position  for  the  firsl 
L— 


.  As- 


.theorem, 


loyalty 


laity, 


.poem,. 


^  A   C   is  fn  \ 


.written. 


_±he  angle  ,i_l±__  place 


opinmT 

V. 


\ 


joining   V-  t.wn  stems,  care  must__\__taken  to  write   '  a  little 

nearer  the  stein  to  which _  belongs.   As  

I*  /* 

\_  defy,  ^*^~~s  rainy, — ^"% — ' — chimney, X puppy , 


\ 


E  X  E  R  C  I  S  E   II  . 


>-  C^.  CK 


r  / 


•y  ^^^T  7  I 

'n  \\  -V.-ti- 


^ 


/ 


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X. 


l> 


1.5..!..    UmLJLEJLl    JLJLEJlX.iL&Ji-a.S.  • 

SEC.   16.     As  the  sounds       V-  the  coalescents__I\ 


_.nev..er... occur  exeept  before  voweli 


expedient  to  represent  their  sounds 

ik 

\ 


.is  very.. of  ten  found 

^ combination  with  the 


vowels  which 


giving  such  vowels  a  peculiar 


The  signs  used  for  representing. 


combination  with 


\ 


the  twelve  simple  vowels_^>iobtained__\_dividing  a  small  circle 
perpendicularly,  thus:    cL»  The  left  half_^_ihe  circle 

r       \     \  -v 

represents  .the  I   vowels  preceded ...  \ the  sound   v-    i   and 

\ 

the  right  half  represents  the  M   vowels  preceded  N   the  sound 

1  ^. 

^-    »   the  signs  for  the  long  vowels   V«/ 


the  short  Towels  light. 

The  signs  used  for  representing  (^ 
the  twelT^:  simle  vowels   ^  obtained  \ 


combination  with. 


dividing  a  small  circle 


and  the 


senta  the  I   vowels  preceded  \   the  sound. 

\  ^t 

upper,  half  the  ^J)   vowels  preceded  \  the  sound  ^   f*~ 

sign.s....f  or.,  the  long  vowels ....  >*»!<..  made  heavy,  and  for  the  short 

.    ~C" 

vowels  light,   a.s    ^-^    th*»      fc         MM*. 


the 


WAY        S  E 

R  I  E  S. 

Y  A  Y        SI 

:  R  i  E  s. 

LONG 

SHORT 

LONG 

SHORT 

ACE. 
ACE, 
ACE. 

«  WE      IN  WE 
e  WA     IK  1AY 

c  WAH  IN  MFT 

c  WJ      IN  WIT. 
c  WE      IN  W£T 

c  WA    IN  WAG 

u   YJ     IN  YE 
^  YA     IN  ZEA 
u  YAH  IN  Y^RN 

uYJ      IN   
iLlE     IN  YJ2T. 

^XA    IN  IAM. 

ACE. 
ACE. 

3WAU  IN  YL&JX 
3  WO     IN  WOE 

3  1SO_     IN  MIT 
:>WU      IK  WON 

«  YAW  IN  YAWN 
n  YO      IN  YjQKE 

nYQ     IN  YON 
oYU     INiQIJNG 

ACE. 

3  WOO   IN  WOO 

J  WOO   IN  WOOD 

0  IQQ   IN   

"YOO   IN  ^UE 

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SEC.  17 .  .  The  improper  diphthongs  V.  the 
^the  left ^ 


either  toward  the  righ 


_the_ 


.series  point  either  toward  the 


> 


_A series  point 

.and  those   V. 


.the  bott 


the   ^   with on t  regard  to  the  directio 

A5^ 
1 


are  written. 

f^'   Amelia 


with 


folio 


was 


-'  ) 


always 


the  stems  to  whi 


assuage 


.young. 


thwack 


*f~ 

Vv/ 


well 


c.  .  . 

,   _y  wishj    j  user   «(   unwellf   J^~$  Julia. 

SEC .  18 .  When   )  is  the  first  sound  ^-^  a  word. 

\  ^ 

very  commonly  represented  >   prefixing  the  half  circle^  ^.^—^ 

to  the  stem  which  follows__r^_  such  a  manner  as  to ^c — an  angle 


_| the  joining.    The. 

•\ 

usual  way.   As   \   weep 


.is  then  writ-ten  to  the  stem. 

"  wii 


J-he 


manner  ^   represente 
an  angle  to  the  stem_ 
r/   Yale ,.     Yuma, 


As 


.yoke, 


like 

attached__l__ 
yellow,  ^    Evireka, 


t  Y^ha.,     *t         yawl  . 


THE   A  S  P  I  .R  A  T  E. 


SEC.  19.  As  the"  sound- 
before  a__C__^__  diphthongj 

r  * 

lighl 


.the  aspirate   j_  occurs. 


.is  very  often  represented. 


\ 


\  «        I          \      I 

t !  written the  side__^=_the_A 

nv   ^^ 


diphthong  which 


follows 

7 


h  i  t  ch .  V   he ath 

Occurring  before 

that   side     V-    the     \J)    which  Is  nearer  the   beglnning__^_the   stem. 
Occurring  before  a.    T      L     ^^  diphthong^J_is  placed  on 


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that  side 


the  i 


stem.    As_\a*L_hung, 
/M 


.diphthong  which  is  furthest  from  the 

.haughty, 7T    healthy, 


hitch 


.  _  /  h 

•r»f 


uge 


Hannah. 


V    -v 

mnri     ^- 


^ 


SEC.  20.  When  the  aspirate  occurs  before  the  so 
£  sounds  x-s-x  be  reoresented  \   the  A^   i    circle  c_j 


Joined  to  the  following  stem. 


whip,. 


.Whitney, 


•    whiggery 

_whe  1m, whack 


wherry, 

^—^  that  situation,  however,   I  la  usually  as 

the  aspirate  altogether,  the  sense  ^^   supplying 

As   *  N    I    /I Jty  wheat  was  ^amr  — i—  x  ^"^Tr^  whip  Jim, 


to  omit 


THE        CIRCLE        FOR       ESS        0  R        ZEE. 
SEC.   21.     The  sound  >-    ')  *^"^   )  is  frequently  represented_^_ 


,\ 


a  small  circle  called  the   J  circle t  attached  to  a  precedi 

.stem.   The  circle  is  Joined  to  a  straight  stem  \ 
contrary  to  that  V>-  the  hands__j^i 

\  >•          thA    r*-iT«en+-i  rm        V*. 


JLhe  direction. 


a  motion 

a  clock,  and  to  a  curved  stem 
the  curve,  as  follows: 


\o    S-p-S. 

0  D        S-k-S. 

(X         S-S-S. 

,T~"b      s-m-s. 

^""^   ts-mb-s. 

No   s-b-s. 

">         "        S-g-S. 

K/       S-Z-S. 

'O'     s-n-s. 

o**^    s-ra-s. 

b    S-t-s. 

P 

>«     s-f-s. 

<xx      s-sh-s. 

>«^     s-ng-s. 

f 

b  s-d-s. 

vj     s-v-s. 

a*/      s-zh-s. 

d       S-W-S. 

/  s-ch-s. 

(° 
v>       s-th-s. 

r  s-i.s. 

b         s-y-s. 

/°s-J-s. 

lo       s-th-s. 

^s-r-3. 

'^      s-h-s. 

SEC.  22.  The  circle  is  ^\  independently  >^  the  stem. 
That  is,  a  circle I  the  beginning  V^  a  stem  is  ^\  first,  then 

.1 


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Y 

the  stem  V  whatever  vowels  belong  to !_  ,  and  lastly  the  circle 

I   the  end__v-_  the  stem,  ^-  there  \  one..    A  I    is  not 
written  to  a  circle. I*  stay,  \  pass,  /   such,    v>  this, 


(^  south,.   A    sales,  ~o   solace 
impose,  Sambo,  *^\  Soho. 

f ~~ 


When  the  circle  is  used  to  represent  '  '  may   ^  thickened 
i 


a  little  on  on 

race,  <^>  sins,   -   since 

loss,  '^-^  knees,  *^~^  niece. 

hardly  ever  necessary  to  /-rx     this  distinction. 


SEC.  23.  When   '  is  the  first  consonant  ^  —  '  a  word, 

"  \  1 

>   the  stem  / 


is  represented  >   the  stem  /  m   When  ')  is  the  first  conso- 

\      /  }   ^ 

nant__±r^L  a  word,  and  preceded  >   a  V_  ,  and  when   )  *^ 

*r  \ 


is  the  last  consonant-^  ^  a  word  and  followed  N  a  l^  the  stem 


sign,   y  _  y  assignee, 


When  a  word  contains  J  ^^   '  repeated,  and  no  other  conso- 

\^\     \ 

nant,  one  stem  J  -^   J  mist  ^  used,  and  that  the  one  to  which 

-'    the  C     l_the  word  can  \  written. /  says.  .J'  assess 


ir~^   "y   "  "*) 

)•  uses.        x   size.      &    seizes.       <     saucv.      <y 

o) 


cease,   o/  sighs, 

In  -'   the  other  cases  than  those  specified  ^  —  '  this  sec- 


\   }  / 
tion,  the  sound  ^-  /  ^   /  should   >  representedJ\_the  circle 

SEC.  24.  When  a  circle  occurs  between  two  stems  t   ^~  the 
Steins  form  an  angle     their  place   >>-  joining,  the  circle  is 
turned  on  the  outer  side__2^_that  angle:  and  ^-  the  stems   I 

not  form  an  angle     their  place  V-  joining  t  the  circle  is 

^  \ 

^- 


turned  on  that  *  of  the  stem  which  _  _  would  occupy    ^-  _  there 


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were  no  stem 


it. 


athesism 
^Missouri,  ^r-t  honesty. 


unseen. 


basin, 


rule  is  disregarded,  however,  when  >  departing  fro: 

'I 

v^-    turning  a  circle   on  th 

<> 

'_  misty., 


the  awkwardness  can__L_  avoide 
of  a  curved  stem.  _  ^_lusty, 


jresume. 


viceroy,  _[     ^    causeway,    ----  <not  —  r\   ^ 


THE       DOUBLE       CIRCLE. 


SEC.  25.  A  circle  made  twice  the  usual 
the  /r-y  way  as  the. 


represent  the  sound_ 
.disposes, 


circle,  to  a  preceding  or. 

>  ^  1           \~ 
J  *-""  ^.repeated. _° 


A  double  circl 
represents  the  sound 


masses,     ^^%      roses, 
e  made  .-V^    on 


one_ 


f 


JLs  attached^r. 
x"        stem,    to 
pieces,  '**     losses, 

J>     that      I 


repeated  ,   wheneve 

necessary  to  make  such  a  distinction.         ^»     races 
Kgabuses,      \»  abuses,      O       chases,      /      chooses. 

SEC.    26.      A      I      occurring  between  the  -two   sounds  -represent- 

\A'  <^  i' 

the  double  circle_^acx_  be  written__rl_the  circle,   and  as 

' 


near  as 


be 


the  upper,  niddl 


lower  par 


according  to  o  place. 
squehannah 


SEC.  27.  When  the  so 


exercise.       .  Q  excess 

c 

'e' 


immediately  followed   x   a 
red  to  the  double  circle* 

SEC.  28.  Another  '   ma; 

\  ^7^ 

circle  N   turning  a  ''  -circle  on  the 

\D   nossessesT  .  f^  exercises.  n  .  n 


beginning  a  wo: 
_e! is  usually  prefer- 


Suisun,  t/"%  Cicero, 
added  to  a  final  double 
of  the  stem. 


successes.^  dispossesses 
isa 


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SEC.  29.  The  doable  circle  occurring  between  stems  is 
turned   -   the    \  manner  as  the     circle.       in  /    a 

Q  ^  liable  to  /-P  the  circular  form, 
V_*> 


nicely,  --  _  necessity 
Mississippi. 


resist 
vassal 


EXERCISE   III, 


20 


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THE       LOOPS. 


SEC. 


-extending  the_ 


circle  into  a   s~\  nt 


than. 


length. 


made  to  represent  the  scrands  of 


occurring  between  them. 

'\ 


same 


the  stem  to  which 
1 and 


.feast. 


represents  the  sounds 

V 


' 


sop, 


stoutest, 


.and. 


.that 


made  a 


great  precision  is — 
1  ^ cost,  • '9  caused, 


The  same  loop 

occurring  together,  and 
desired,  the — /^\  may — 

t 

•s^  erased, — <=^-razed,_- 


impost ,  _i25^_  imposed. 
SEC.  51.  The  syllable  ster  ^^  be  represented S: 

\  V 

manner,  —^ further  lengthening  the  S\  ,  -J. —  as  to  extend 

""I  f 

the  length  V~  the   <r~\  v-^more       \   past,  V_  pastor 

_  songster, !^^_  imposter, 


.the 


— ^  fast,  ^_y  f aster,  _^L_  Webster, 
^jT  register,  -^  master,  *^*\  roadster. 

This ^_is  not  used_J__the  beginning 

SEC.  32.  An, L  ^^    '  mav  \ 

^-   a  wm«rt   V 


end. 


.a  word. 

4- 


.turning  a. 


: a  word. 

added  to  a.   /-\   I  the 
circle  on  the  \ ^-   the 


may 


.  tasts,. 


.costs,. 


fosters,  ' 


impostersT 


.  imposts  i 

SEC.  53.  The f\_ 

not  written  to  them —  hence__L_cannot 

^-    9  nrftTvl    —    •w*c*ne*Ac\A    \ 


'molests,  ~^P  hastes,   ft"  wastes. 


_a  word 

word  ^-  followed 

1_  musty, — 


preceded. 

\ 


•vocalized*  --that  is, 
i — used 
nor_  —the  end 


the  beginning 

L 


vista 


mist, J. misty. 


They_ 


.written 


*}  Stacy,      /      Estee,   x-r^  oust 

Il'l-  /<> 

dust, h_  dusty, — C — lust 

L    (        instances  Trtiere 


MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND 


21 


the. 


^-x      P.  art         >•        conveniently    joined.- 


.moustache ,      IV        disturb. 


EXESCISE        IV. 


jdestiny, 


the  sound 


SEC.   54.     When 

X. 


HALF  -  LENGTH       STEMS. 

^    sr^    is  written     I       the  usual  length, 


ij is  to    \       read  after_2L<: 

not,      sound, *J_  aged, 


r 


determines 


v  apt , _vjjad,__r_of t 


SC.  55.  The__J__circle  is   i  to  a  I   length f*  when 


_ 

\ 


'I 
which   '   represents  is  to  be  ^\  after  the 


indicated 


the 


.length.. 


cheats, 


_goods: 

j   disputes,  ^  3weet3f   i  shootsf   ^soft. 
The  est   /^x.  is    ^"  I  to  a  (^  length  ^ 


.  rates. 


22 


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any  I    occurring  between  the ! — — ' — 

(^   length  and  the  ,^-\  ^sX   necessarily- 
is  never   * '  "to   V   length   <T~*>  -a   '^  neatest. 


Jthe 


should  generally  be  written  in  full. 

[ 

occur  between  a  preceding_-*£l^ and  the L 

a  word. y  Pet,    *  \  naiad, i  needy,   ^  right,  ^|  Jiot 


A6      "I 

.thfl  w    ^ 


/  ^Jv* 

SEC.  57.  _  V,_^lfingths  are    /   Joined  to  other    /<~o  when 

angle  *  —  circle  occurs-—  1_  the  place   >^.  joiningy  x^^  when 


directions*. 


'—  curved  half-lengths,    curving   ^—^    opposite 

•vs 


_!± intimately 

T«  .r 


^-^"8~  naked.   \    absent/  -  midnight 
\Z^ 

intended, ^_execute. 


other— y^.. 


'( 


JLn  full, 


,    when  Joined      V      other 
vacate,  '.    cooked. 


suffocate. 


But 


X, 


angle 


curvature    -  a  curve 

SEC.  38.  When  a  word  v,j> 
be  .^^-^ 


_be  gained  by_ 

Putnam, 


'•£1. 


no  re  as  ing   the 

.notary. 
.the   syllable   'ted'  ^^ !ded', 


-length,    rather  than  the <r- 


i       .. 
preceding — L,    and  the V       ^-^     the     s~.     syllable 

!•  V.  s~\ 


itted, 


sifted. 


(' 


Not 


/-i 


loaAt>A} 


«L>i   S  >J 


thei 

sounded, 


-o 


MARSH'S  NEW  PHONETIC  SHORT-HAND 


a   V  .  instances 


o  extend  a  word  too  far 


line,   the      v^    length    xr~x    i g  disjoined. 

I. 

*4.J«i<l  I*  „  4.  J.  •;  .1 , ,  J  ~  I- 


EXERCISE       V. 


24 


MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHOKT.HAND 


WORD-SIGNS. 

SEC.   59.     The  reporter  generally_!lL_to  'vocalize1  his  _ 
phonographic  forms,    especially  those  ghich      ^     continually  _ 
recurring,   and  hence  _  ^  —  "  _  order  to  avoid  mistakes      —  ^    reading, 
and  for  other_i____jrtxich  will  hereafter  be  cone  apparent,       '     is 
&*    —  to  —  "^    certain  words  _  _  of  the  positions  relative  to  the 


line 


which  their 


would  place   then,   and 


.varianc 


to  give  other  words  peculiar  forms  more  or_j__ 
general  rules.   There  j-  \>  S~^*^s  words  and  phrases- 
frequent  occurrence  ^^  inconvenient  ^—^  their  consonant  out- 
lines, which  ^  represented  \   writing  ^~~f'  a  portion  of "L 

/— 
outlines. -'   snoh  exceptional,  peculiar ^ 

forms   >•  for  convenience  called  'word-signs1. 


abbreviated 


SEC^  4:0.   The  positions  v~  word-signs  as  to  the  line  of 
/-T^  be  carefully  observed.  _  When  a  word  represents  two 
_more  words  ^^  phrase  g,  ^  _  for  which  _  !  _  is  ^r^  frequently 
is  given  first,  and  v  —  '  such   t  n  ^  ^  —  '  connected  «^*/  the 


context  determines  which  woj 

SEC«  41.  The  omission  of_ 


.phrase  is. 


from  frequent  words  (  as  c7' 

i  the  student  has 


•should  x    be  practiced 

V 

become  quite  familiar    ^  the  consonant  outlines  and  positions  of 
/   words.   There  are,  however,  ^^.^  Gomraon  words  from  which 

the   I   may  *'  ./  with  *v   be I  and  (C^_of  these,  althou^ti±^. 

Strictly  word-signs,  as  above  defined, ^__for  convenience  been 

included  in  the  following  list,  and  ^^  to  \   treated  as  word- 
signs  in  -'   respects. 


The  word- signs. 
coraraitted  to  /—~^i^. 


generally  very  suggestive,   J   '• 
2Q_^After  studying  a  <•   ^r  the  learner 


first  cover  the  phonographic  column  and  try  t 


the  severa 


^ 


MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND                                     25 

from  x-  —  ~^^~^^^  an 

i  when  he  has  succeed* 
and    'i            from  x  —  vx-f^ 

»d   In    (          /*"   him  cover   the 

printed  column, 
the  -t^Vi-x    signs 

c 

^~/*      a       (      repetitions  of      ^°  orocess  will 

be  found    ^^L-.    *» 

TICK 

*  O  * 

AND       CIRCLE       WORD-SIGNS. 

JL_What»  of. 
^_to,  two,  too. 
l_what  the. 

_k_no,  know,  to  tl 

^  Qcnows,   no  sir, 
\to  these. 

.!_!»   on. 

_i_a,   an,   and. 
1  on  the, 

•    And    the. 

^  the,  he,  him. 
^   but,   should. 
xe,_£_these,  he  is,hir 

*    might,    ought    to 

f  jwho,  whose,  whom, 
\their,  there,  the: 

~  from. 
_=-_other,   could* 
_»_  though,   those. 

-^e  Bothers,   otherwise. 
we,  with. 
_c_were,  where, 
aself  ,_a_you,  your. 
0  is,  his. 

o   as,  has,  us,   self, 

r  are. 

is  his.  1s  as,  his  is. 

O  /as  is,  as  his,  as  has. 

\  Upon 

_\u_Up  ,Hope  ,Plain- 
tiff. 

\  Happy 

.^Possible  -bly 
_\Purpose 

X> 

\Public-ly,Pub- 
.  \  lish-ed. 
\BetBv 

\has  as,   selves. 

STEM      WORD-SIGNS. 

_l_JDollar 
1     Day  ,  Defendant 
i      Do,  Advertise 
1      Did 

/     Each 

~—~        Give,    Given. 

^_-=__Go,  Ago,  Again-st. 
Good 

^-       IfrForm-ed,Life 

V        For 

/     Which,  Change 
/    Much  ,  Charge 
/       Situate  -d-tion 

i          Half,  Few 

V;      Of,  Live,  Alive. 

Aj?bject-ed 
jy^To  be 
_A_Subject-ed 
^>  Is  to  be 

V^       EverTEvery 

/     Judge  -d 
/    Large  ,  Advantage 
/      Suggest-ed 

(         Have  f  View 

Avoid,  Void 

V         Thinerf  Think 

26                                     MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND 

/As  to  be, 
\tilas  to  be. 
V>_Business 

It,  Tine,  Tali 
J_Take 

_|_JLt,  Out,  Took 

P/Satisfy-fied, 
Tbtsatisfactory-il; 
J_So,Say 

_\Dse,  House 
.r^She,Wish,  Issue 
.  J  Show 
_^_Shall 
./.Usual  -ly 
f     All  f  Law  f  Lie 
/Lffill,  Well,  Lay 
^ULLlow 
_^J)r,Recollect-ed 

^<Her,  Before, 
[Refer-red. 
^•/Are,  Our,  Hour, 
(Regard  -ed 
^^Represent-ed 

cv^  Certain-ly-ty. 
dite.My 

SEC.  42. 

—  (Common  -ly,Conmit- 
(ted,  Committee. 
rntnA  t  Company 

Can 
_m^_Be  cause 
IZI^_Expect-ed 
—  ^—Acknowledge 

T. 

^-^fMay  ,  Make  ,  Home  , 
(Member. 

^Am 

^  rioaediate-ly 
(Might  -y. 
^  In 

(       Worth 

(__  Thank  -ed,  Thousand, 
V        with 

V       They  r  Them,  Worthv 

/       That 

) 
/     See,  Saw 

^    Witness 

f~     Year 

f     Ymir,You,Yon  are. 

C     Yes 

^»-^Any,When 
_±l_Not,Into 
^v    Under,  Hundred 

_^_Interest-ed 

^-/ 

'  Kn  owle  dge 

^x.  Never 
v^x  [Long  ,  Al  ong  , 

6       Yes    sir. 

J     He,  Him,  High 

~^\    Whether 

~N    How 

I 
^*  Remember 

/^^    Important  -ance 

/~\    May  be. 

.English 

^-tfS    Among  f  YOUng 
•^ 

_J_JVay,Away 

^^^    Improve  -ment 
/^"     Impossi.ble-bllityT 

JLwas 

'    circles  and     S~\      are    i     x   word     ^-?     the  rf^X 

*° 
as_!L_other  words,   to  ^"X     their  proper. 

circle      /'     °     joined    v    '  —    word*^-**  » 

<7^ 

except     >-      the         ' 

b  eyes,  ^^\o   represents, 

"^     witnessed,       b      takes,       o      dolla 

PS  ,   ^^     whence  . 
id   for      v  v    one        >-     the 

The     |      x/^     circle  may  £    /      stai 

words  ^^X       \    the        V'       circle  word.*^-9   v>       <^    x>     /^   »    She   is 

with  us  yet.                  ^  ^>  <<>  Write  to  us.             *.      °  «  Bad  as  he   is. 

MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHOUT-HAND  27 


double  circle 


the  double  circle. 


T+.  is  his  hat. 


Where  is  his  house  ? 


She  has  his  note. 
Much  as  has  escaped. 


i_Why  is  his  name  used 


circle  wortL- 


word  end 
final  circl 


>o  AS  soon  as  James  gives  his  note. 


a  double  circle  or 


ia_  She  is  Just  as  fast  as  he  is. 


.Pass  it  by. 
_jo_They  oppose  it  because  it  is  wrong. 


writt.en_L*length 


denote * the  word  next  V  is  either  it,  the,  to, 

o  /     ,  TV 

_had, context  determining  /  yi -^  N 

_ ^ 


V" 

Did  she  buy  it  at  the  shop  ? ^  I  °  I  How  had  they  seen  it  ? 

BE _J Gk)  to  Shasta. 

.syllable — ^^ either  prefixed__^_affixed 

.enlarge    ^-^    uncommon, 
.unimportant , 


28  MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND 


PHRASE-SIGNS. 


and     -     frequent  wo rds___^_ Joined 


together  without  lifting  the  pen,   J  far  o  it__ be  done 

without  danger   ^-  illegibility.    /   combinations   ^  called 
•phrase_*>  1_V i_aceount__±^_  their  peculiar  outlines   _\ 

v~  / 

ar«»          *         ^\      even  without      '    aid   of     ^     *,      jx~=?     At    last. 


/  ^       -r       oj, 

^"•"^•••i They  may  go. T He  said  so. \.    Important 

subject. H~        So  you  will» QA You  should  know. 

41 general  rule__Vfirst  word    ""7         ^i  phrase. 


proper  position  relative 


course,   without  reference 


circle  word 


little  higher     ^^    lower    tf~*\     required      ^\     means  without 

L 


changing  Viv     position ' second  word. 

\                                                         ^       ^1 
position. K        What  did  he  write  ?_  Not  so  bad. 

V  p  ^ 

V  We  have  that.        I Is  it  so  ? 

^    x-  r 

SEC.    47. perpendicular      I Q     and    -     sloping 

* 


written  upward  ^  —  si    better  joining   \   gained-  * 

But  for  that  he  should  follow  you.  ,   _  i"7  I  knew  it. 

,»  J>^_s  1  I        ^ 

For    <r^i  _  X^sloping   I  -   V.  no   -^  know  *^  —  ' 

perpendicularly  v  —  1  \^_  j,°y?  t  MnhoHy  knows.   •   J^.   No  estimate 

r     ^ 

was  made.  _  \   _  _  ^They  know  me. 

^~ 


(  ( 

V  we  _i  _  with,  a  ,  V 


~  circles  _  V  we  _i  _  with,  a   V  were 


where  i   n  .,  V  ymi^j__your  ^   *  J  occasionally  turned  TG- 
spectively  v  ~^*<   directions  ^n  •   nf  gainin&_L_better  joining. 


MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND 


29 


We  may  be. 


.Where  are  they  ? 
>ref  erred^_k— _you_i — <n 


You  know  it. 
'. k — your 


i  __  rga/in     i    better  joining* 


In.  your  books 


.This  you  may  risk. 

t 


^_p__pre.fix.e.d 

< 
ombine  d^^-^ne 


LjJ^Misstate .  _P_J)is  satisfied 
.  D 


double          circle. 
vord 


SEC.  49.  _  Words  must        \  joined  together_Q_phrase 


clearly  belong  frN part. 


f 

W-^\^-         neaurs  -between     V     ^^      \^  J 


2nd 


thgtr 


angle   • circle  occur s_j_their.plac 


.different  lengths,  and. 

_^^_joihing. 

QJ  V 

<^-' joining   ^    produce  &  v^^ 


very  awkward ^^L_difficult_ 


ror  d±^±^__i_J  oining_^y 


4th.. ^.-.^ one  V^  words  ^^   word^^ —   i  JQJ 

prevent  \^ fully  *•  vocalize  d«- — _±r — desirable -to. 


.eithe 
_out.^ proper 


y_   recollect 


refert  regard  ^"^  rememberX^ 

yy   joining  ^>—   '  phrase  more  than  four  -^^  ^f ive 

4 

_perpendicular 


Vr-       'line  of_£ 


v    \ 
extending  more  than    ^   length 


In   '       _       jO     words    ^.         joined  together 
f  ^ 


and. 


r 


^  . 


30 


MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHOUT-HAXP 


EXERCISE       VI. 


T 


'NO 


O....M.I.  S  S  I  ON  S. 


3EC.   50. 


-     irords^j__phrases 


^ 


pil 


onsonant  outlines 


perfeeUy....lamiliar; — <a — proper.,  name. 
J? outline      alone     \? 


unles 


sugge  s  t  ive  T 


A 


re  occurrencej 
_yocalized 


MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND 


31 


one  prominent 


? 


His  name  is  Jedediah 


Who  eomiiitted.  thos'e.  peccadillos  ?_ 

Smith     ^  /""h    "1  ^-  It  it  said  that  James  misuses  his  wife. 


^=Y 


SEC.   51       consonant 


omitted_Aa-i=__of  obtaining  more   convenient 


joining 


obscurely  heard 
^°  V-  words  ^-% 


preceded 


ostage, 


I^H  .r> 


aitial  syllable  'ex" 
consonant 


Excited, 


exhibited, 


Exhausted,- 


Anxiety, 


ink.bottie 


^.^  J 

Tu 


is  your  rank  at  this  time  ? 


generally- 


intervening.. 


P 

o 


His  taxes  were  due. 


the   fact  that  he  was  affectionate. 

r      .    ^ 


.We  admit 


j°_What  next  ? 


word 


«-»- 


order 


oin  . 


.That  was  his  own. 


_j i Could  you  see  that  act  ' 

SEC.  52.   Words  which  ^   merely 
o  o     ^^^ 

phrase ^—^  9 — £. even disjoined  phrases 


been 


State  whether  it  is  good  or  bad.. 


In  the 


house  of  representatives 

SEC.  55.  xr-x   worris 

may  ^   fourth  position  relative__k_iine 

L 


.The  member  from  Mississippi. 
! . contain  none. 


V- 


_wor 


.whole. 


>tand_\^l^line  of_j£^ 
and  ^-^^\  \^~^S  word 


.Either. 


.words 


on, 


an 


.fourth  position. 


52  MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND 


Mary  and  Thomas  each  wrote  and 


i  think  I  see  a  spot on  ..thai  sheet. 


^* 

.A  boy  that  steals  mist  be  a  bad  boy. 


line   ^ 
AShe  and  I  sent   a  note , 

which  was  lost ,  and  we  sent  another.    *>    i  ought  to  know. 

SEC.   RA.     TO    ^"^  of  the  ..occurring  between  words_Z_contain 
.preceding words  very  close  together. 


seemed  to  think  they  had  a  right  to  do  that. 
^oJThese  are  some  of  the  cities  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 


Jiost  of  the  houses. 


O> 

f\  /" *S 

jtSee  SEC.52)__$ preceding 


words  close  together. w.ords  between_Z_lto 


v  ^  i 

'  ^~x  oftpn   \    joined danger    ^-  illegibility 

^^j o_^ — -O  y  It  is  to  be  seen  whether  that  is  a  bed  of  rosesV 

.Ip   r  J^   *l<^\   We  ad214*'  At»  that  is.  to  say,  we  shall 

/  -t"N 

make  no  attempt  to  rebut  it. 

SEC.  -.55. i__primitive  word    s^^~^  ^    \    sta^nd V^ 


context  determines  word 


Jhat  is  an  interest  which  should  be  fostered  by 
Aln  that  sentence  the  vowels  nay  be  omitted 


6  o\    o          /-^.  /** 

rule  applies  very  generally    \    word?^-^       ^>Q,  ^         ^     ^  in 
rords H — J. be  tter_^!_— derivatives. 


unless_^«__very  diffieult_^l_inconvenient.        ^*      word    °    awkward 
^-       _    word    similar   ^—^         <r^— -/^j         y          sta^d 


sxt — L Z ^         wn-rri  •    Q  (  comoanvl V, 


^-°t 


context — . 1. - word;_Q_==_4  company  j__V^___accomp  any . 


MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND 


33 


THE     SYLLABLE.  S.     MJLfi' -    '-ZJUL*     A...N  D 


Impeding. 
c ir ele^ ^  plao 
Hustings, LJCidings. 

O  Q 

Circle  wnrd.N--' 


SEC.   57. initial  syllable  CON 

either _S different    ^a 


1st  . 


\ 
Jl 


called  -  CPU 
Of__L_FOrd. 


beginning 


A_Co»piled  T    *P          Conceal  T 

Consented  T          y        Combative. 
^^ 

)     ^,     of     '  preceding  word  ^ 


preceding 


stand 


~ 

\  _  x^= 


•*  w»  refer  to  the  conduct  of  the  plaintiff. 


.»  We  expect  to  connect  with  them, 
you  consent  to  that  ?  _  _  That  is  conceded. 


con 


.com,   occurs 
_first  par 


3L 


InoommndiQug, 


Disconcert. 


similar  initial  syllables,  can,  ooun,  cam,  cum,  accom, 

cog,   x^^-^X ef^fi    o con  ^^  com. 


^    <$  •»    We  canvassed  the   State. /g^ Jews  are   circumcised 

6^-^ 

j2.That  was  his  counsel  to  us.       l»  i    aocgmmodate  you, 

in 
will  recognize  that  fact. 


MARSH'H     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND 


words,. 


ften     f~^    altogether    ~     frequent 


.Con , i_ com , — i — ing ,__, 

f^   ^   remaining  out  line  s^J*^__  suggestive 

\   \c\*' 
is  to  be  no  meeting.    ci   ^|>  *?    It  is  to 


^ 


be  confided  to  him. 


coa — l — conu- 


can_L_conB ,. 


j>  -a  I  was    unconvinced 
" 


manner  c/    syllables 


We   can  see  it 


away. 


ill  you  come  back. 
can  go. 


EXERCISE       VII   . 


V  J 


a 

i 


^    ^t      y> 


^    .? 


r<r 


L 


^ 


-V- 


C. 


•f — ^ 


^ 

^    Mr 


<r-\ 


/«-     I 

- 


THE   EL-HOOK   AND   ER-HOOK   STEMS. 

\ 


L 


SEC.    58. 


Inning 


idition. 


.straight. 


f 


jjirele 


_curved_ 


•  f 

inner       '      of curve    q^ 


jtable: 


MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND 

35 

\  pr  in  pray. 
\     br      "    bray. 

V-  fr  in  fray. 

V^  vr     "   over. 

f 
J  thr  •     ether 

\    thr  "  either. 
_J_sr     •  racer. 
_J_zr     "  razor. 
-s  shr  "   fisher. 
J[_  zhr  "  measure. 

jC_lr  in 
^rr      » 

^_wr  • 
^lyr  • 

^  hr  • 

ruler, 
bearer, 
humor, 
owner 
singer, 
work. 
yearn> 
hernit. 

-"X  ^  straight 

1  tr     n  true* 
—  J  —  dr     "  dray. 
/       chr  "  richer 
—  L-  —  jr     "  wager  . 
.  —     kr     n   crow. 
e-—  gr     "   grow. 

x-v  japr     in     simper, 
habr             number. 

sirr..   Rflt       '   *A( 

c     nur  in  armor, 
lition   .H           el   v  ^^ 

^-^  ^*^ 

'      \                                                                                f 

i   x     .      ^    \     ~x                     -1          beginning          circle      ' 

i        ^i        curved 

Nf                    '                                                                       iP 
/     "N         '^—^         berrinninR;          Inner            of     '    curve  • 

/           i  

as  in  the  following  tai 

\  pi  in  jalay. 

P 
1  tl     "  title. 

)le. 

^L  fl  in  fly. 
V-  vl     •  evil. 

\     thl  *  bethel. 
(      thi   «   Drothel. 

C  11  in 

Q  ^nl  " 
fXwl  • 

-_Lhl 

tnpound  sf~r 

lullaby. 

marl, 
animal. 

1        di     »  idle. 

final. 

.    /  —  chl   n  Rachel. 
—  ZL  —  jl     •  angel. 
_c  Ja     "   clue. 

_s-—  —  gl     "   glue  . 

^p^^    f  dpi   .        ample  . 
^^^\.   )  ^.^.   in         * 

C                    * 

SEC.    60.             ^ 

°) 
Z_sl     •   tassel. 

_Z_zl     "  hazel. 
-^    shl   *  partial. 

f  angle, 
welcome. 

<S    zhl   "   ambrozial. 
^<^.  rml  "   earmel. 

•<               /^~h         ^      co 

X-x  vocalized. 

(—±/-~^<0  ^ 
joined    *_    ^~>                   tn         f              "         n     c  simcle   ^ 

7 

~~b  x.         i     Try, 

^.      Plow  ,       ^      Apples  j    o>^  —  Circle  T 

Amber, 

.>      Armor. 

MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHOUT-HAND 


distinct   joining 


often  better 


\    Prav  ,_l_Spray 


j^-o   \ 


Disagreeable  t 


Unfortunate 
partially 


r.  x Boiler Jb=_Tiger, 

Visible , L^±_Valor, 


MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHOUT-HAND 


37 


V 


jorder_^_rendec_:l_praot  ioable 


c 


_vooalization_ 


1st. 


V       V     ^i     between  i     ^~N    » 


before compound. 


^ 


re 


fRailway , <v_Part , 


7 


Charm, Cheers. 


1    '  r  r        c          c 

after    '     compound    /T~>»      •*, L_till ,       1°     Tell ,          XL      Very, 

,_i 


-Impair, 


.Calumny , 


Sheriff, 


J)elicate. 


3rd. 1  \ i d i pht hongs  \-^1 

i— ^  ^. 

^      |    ,/      dinhthon«?a     V.^       '   ' 


j±L 


.distinguish 


_3L>Vords ,      *\    Power 
^       ^9^- 


4+~^  More 

*" 


ill , Secure  *_i±fL_Ooours , 


-Remorse  +. 


Jinpire. 


^  . 


Jlorae,. 


.  c  ompounds___^^_i 
^ 


have. 


Rhymester, Mobbed. 


SEC.    65. 

«H»WIM^HM 

^r,_Il 

TL 


Higher,  _  "^  Longer, 


Former. 


or  without  board. 


'C 

.\Vhat  are  you  about?      jg/*"        >    Rnoma  to  let,  with 


Remember  our  contract. 
o)'^r    her  ^--^^     51      <^"    ? — ^    prevent 


ndstakenA — our  .    '  ^^  _L_al.\Vhen  she  replied  I  saw  her 

c\ 

smile.  ^^      |     \>    >o    She  may  do  her  best. 

lanner.all ^   will 


Prom  all  this. \ They  will  tell  y6u. 


rhy  will  you  go?    _ 
SEC.86.         ^     ^     'f~«     <r^ 


.Remember  all  I  told  you. 


joined       p      ^QV^      *> 


L-Q    q 


{u 


_2£_It  looks 


_That  may  be 


really  as  though  it  were  all  in  writing.. 

^r^\ 

all  right  at  any  rate. l_s — What  will  you  reply  to  all  that? 


58 


MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND 


EL-HOOK   AND   E  R  -  HO  OK   WORD.  SIGNS 


Addition  .  principles 


explained;  - 


__A_Pe 


rfect-ed-ly. 
_J\_ Proper- ly-ty. 
__j_People. 
Particular-ly. 

cv^    Pruetiei* . 

_^_^Principal- ly-ple 

_ Belong-ed. 

P     At  least. 

!l__During. 

i 

L_Deliver-ed-y. 

ifficult-y. 


I    Declare-d. 
—/—Children. 
c          Califnrnia.,Cfl.ll. 
c        Christian-ity. 

c      Already,  All   righ, 
^  Railroad. 
^        World. 

^~     Aeeording-ly, 

^    Mr*. 

jEHLjDe  s  c  r  ibe  -d. 

Calculate-d. 

.^~^  Million. 
Marine  i*. 

*•     with  regard. 
.  .X  Pie  a  s  ure  . 
-A  Familiar-ly-ity. 
Ji  Little. 

^    Whilst. 
^     Remark-ed-able-y 
tf~\    Number, 

•  : :  o: : 


EXERCISE   VIII. 


f4A4 


^ 


I      .' 

1  V 


V 


7 

^<~S    *>        f 


»a '* M.. 


<\'  „ 


'      -4 


«       —  ^_ 

'" 


«  r 


-v- 


;.t.  - 


X)  _  X> 


-1°.    •  - 


ft. .  J^ 


MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND 


39 


*-* 


\  I 

A. 


r 


•4-9 


THE       WAY       AND       YAY       HOP  K  S. 


dition 


_be  ginning. 


r. 


rice,. 


.  Queer  ,__l_Q.uit  ,__A__JPueblo , . 

_Buena  Vista, ^ZZbnfliiickly* 


Earthquake, 


.Rewarded, 


Qualm. 


VA 


N 


.beginning. 


.Pah  Ute. 
SEC.   68.      •Wbat1- 


<       ^         <O 

f  q.   ^~N     \ 


joining 


lt-  _  ± 


wliat  do  you  rely  ? 
by  that  ? 


Vl 
I 


_Upon 


V 


\    ? 

>    i>  Are  we  to  make  anything 

)• 
"r*     ±  Can  you  state 


40 


MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND 


by  what  person  the  inquest  was  held  ? 


Before  you  go  are  you  willing  to  sign  it  ? 
At  what   tiiae  are  your  papers  to  be  ready  ?. 


p 

" 


By  your  squeezing  and  twisting  the   cat's' tail  with  your 


tweezers,  you  made  her  squall. 


ADDITION       OF       E_N. 


SEC,   69.. 


after 


V 


P^     'I 


£-^ 


.Queen,. 


_af  t  e  r__i__curve  d_ 


f 

Runner,          "     Twine T 

*\ 


_Spain, 


V 


_tumed. 


<-(>     V> 


.curve , 


1 


.Then, 


Llan. 


C-  / 

Vj   Thrown,       ^^     Shine. 

^^v  ^ 


^c    \ 


^~Z 


Tmpugn. 


.cannot 


\ 


)    I     "V T- 

Ruin,     ^^ — xn  Renew 


\     ^-nf   ^  ^    St^ 

LOT 

Jj)ances, JlMstaacea,  ___^i___U 


Pays ,__— Pains , 
Quinces, 


SEC.   71.. 


. Grande  st , 


•^ 
lend,   " Wants,  .^Attends T  ^»  Lands, 

mainder,     Tnyng^Pd. 


MARSH'S     NEW     PHONETIC     SHORT-HAND                                   41 

SEC.   72.       "N...^I        rf  ?* 

^       \         ^^.      ^\       ^                c^ 

£±:  ^S    .^\  ^^  ^  ^"- 

k-J      >                         °   ..h-i^ij 

r       ^j       ^                  «    ^          cX->                (conmon^y 

o  °^ 

spelled  'tion',   "sion?     "elai 

-Nt>  Possess  ,  ^2.  Possessioi 
""X                                VTT§ 

a*  Hessian,                Inpositic 

}.",  .eta.)          ^.Pass,  —  ^.Passion, 
i,        V  p»i??t,        <t»      Corab\ist  Jon, 

V                       \ 

>n.         ff    Pension.              ft    f!omn«»nsation- 

V_ 

Mason,         o*  Hagten,    ^       Johnson, 

f^Tanston,        *       T.istep, 

^^^          \^ 

^       -i                                             V^?        V 

,^H,  ]     4~iJ< 

on,'        v>^   Pinion,          CL        Alienation, 

r*>  .Condit  ion  ,  di_At  tentic 
SEC.  73.      •Onei,iOwni< 

in,               °T~°"  Wisconsin,      y^   Foundation, 

o  W~  i 

''L  V. 

v)           \vf\«t   one  ?           ^^    Of  our  own. 

^X^.^x1  

time. 

9             Tt        ^^^^          S~~b       \           '^^f 

r1 

•Not*     °     i^    ^~~^      ^ 

*                                                      j,          y                                       k 
y,                   Wl-iy  pnt?    j  Do   notv                   It  will   nol. 

SEC.    74-            a>^-h         ,      ..        ^       ^^-^            o»       S* 

tieginning        ^^i^^^^ 

j   6^0  Mn.  ^7r 

/               r~\                    Z~*\-                               c» 

^/      rt»           i/'    x>              <t    'insulted.                  Unsolicited'.                   :S 

V^i 
Inseparable,           \^L,  tlnstrnng, 

Insecure.            "^  Insnire. 

l~*F'  *^  —  *    s->.    i             ^  .            <£\ 

1                                 -/     o         v        "incon*             "uncnn*                   _         'eon1 

«                   •*¥ 

^X      '         10                 <T     TnftOnsifi(»T«fl.h1p  .       9»    Unconstrained.            /ft    \ 

%\ 

lBt>lf»j                    *        Tnnon.?''rff*",-t«Tly. 

E  N  -  K  0  0 

K       WORD-SIGNS. 

A     MOne  ,  Known  ,                      iS         & 

»neral-ly                       **        With  referenoe(to) 

_X    .ftp'ipinn                                /          Ii 

42 


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ADDITION   OF   EF   OR   VEE. 


SEC.    75. 

T.    . 


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1 


.Curve, U'P  Defeiise,_J±Jhief , 

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i_!_*urve.          / 
Move. 


44  MARSH'rt     NEW     PHONETIC     SHOKT.HAND 


SEC.   77. 


X      •         f 


•/' 
-ctl_  Curved  ,_i__Achieved, Drifts,_2_JThefts, Crafts. 

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SEC-TR.    '^ — a  ^'  ^^  ^^  ^>_ V. 


J^_Tuft, 


•of  t  •ever",  •have*.  *if>or~rhalf 


/      >     L  Which  of  them  was  the  best?  L>  I *,They  have  departed. 

\     \)     x-O  ^) 

/   Vo  '   >.  That  is  now  forever  lost.        s     v   -*  Look 


for  the  other  one.  r*^~~\  You  owe  me  a  dollar  and  a  half 

1  ~^~  r~ 

SEC.   79.      >v-^ 1 ^^ <T~^  ^^r^.  /    /^ L *2 

O  '  °?  ^^^. 

<     R-tffi*.,    ^Travel,         __A_  Cheerful,  _^_Cavalry. 

^-      V^ ~^  o\v9     ^     fl         i       vl       "^"^     V^      vl 


X.  fl.         ^  Rifle,  *  Rival. 

^   "    ^   ^   "full ',» fully* ,' of  all*    ^  'have 

•   ^\   ny.t 


I 

"    -^  .Drive  carefully. 


He  is  in  a  playful  mood.  _  __i__That  is  out  of  all  reason. 


£_ 
•f  jo   Briefly  state  it. 


1  1-^  ^-^  ^  \^^  ,   ?  ^   ^  / 
~     •       ~ 


'full*    -       'fully*.       _    __A_It  is  very  useful. 


We  received  it  thankfully.  ^,  He  is  faithful. 


EXERCISE   X. 


VA  <o  ^  .  ,  ^  I.  g     "X  -X 


•  .  I  I  A  £.< 


(f .     \ 
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n^<^M 


ADDITION       OF       TR.      DR.     AND       THR. 

).         v°  \>  \        (the   sense  or  context  to 


SEC.   80. 


determine  which)    , 

S 


leader,  P  Stouter,     ^  Brother,     <5--.  Equator 

Ul  ,        v»  ~^_   ^s 


Enfcitter,_L. Flatter, __±__Leader, 

.perpendicular. 


.Smother. 


astern". 


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_  (See. SEC.   64.) 

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I  ^        V3 li 


x. J.    Detour,       ^-^^  Entire,        \      .^Furtherance 

ox^5      s/i  v  / 

Harder,  Materially,  _^-^_  Nature. 

SEC.  82.     'Their '.'there'.       -^    *  they  are ' ,     x1^ 


t 


4 


?   v 

i        \ 


_>°Upon  their  own  testimony. 


__  ^^v  We  shall  be  there  if  they  are  ready. 


_May  be  they  are  right. 


EXERCISE      XI. 


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PREFIXES   AND   AFFIXES. 


SECt   85 


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^A    Profitableness,       "\    Accountableness,    ^^~\     Reasonableness. 

*\   r        \5 

- 


=.  —  I     |w«         \ 

b  \  «t«    ^  «it»-       ^       V^>  Oortunity        f~  ^Qualit* 


«ty«  «ity»-  ^>  Opportunity, 


I  cy  .  ^•^ 

^o  Flinty,     n  PrnpriPtyt    ^   integrity,  _  i_Majority. 

^V          ^     *-*     3     T  \- 


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_2_Charityi  >   '*~  Guilty,          c^   Equity, Authority. 

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V 


^-    ^ 


(See  SEC. 60)     l\^  Decompose,   PO^  Disconsolate ,   V  Diseonmode, 
/  9-        I      r  f    i 

/        V  ,b    >  ,       J        \^ 


>O>       j3      V  ^^   'ologist*.  V 


Geological  researches.  /    <s  Chronoiogieai  events. 

/' 

j^ 


V    Theoiogist.  ^-^ — :^^L—T^e  science  of  phrenology. 

V 

9 


Co* 


Llroad.  Company.  _          \-  Jgilliam  Brown  &  Co. 
<5T>  - 

v 


Wiggin  Smith  &  Co.  -  2  -  dHorse  Company. 


'•  r<    /.  p  \   .  ,^<j; 


V-    *  contra* ,  •  contro  * ,      ^  f  covinter • .          ~?    Contradicst. 

-2__p 
^ Controvert.  ^2. Coxinterfeit.  , _kcontra  Costa- 


•ography*.;ilographeri  .'ographic'T'ograpMeal*        ^          *ographicaUy 
—^. --'in    -^-^  :i  Phnnncrnr^J  is  the  best  system  of 


stenographic  writing.          "V5r-y     lr»      j    /__     ?->    v,          xhe 

photographer's  views  do  not  show  its  geographical  position. 

^  L 


You  may  write  it  stenographically. 
V^     ¥>    \  " -T  ,      P   ^    "fftf"      ^^«fore'-»-^  Jo 


~ 

4- /^ — & Vp  Aforesaid,       KT"  Forgive  ,_\s=_Forget, 


1 

^—Forewarned  is  forearmed. 


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Jfull«_ 


Painful, _L_  Graceful, 3L_Spoonful. 


—His  conduct  was  manful. 
^        P     C  J     ^ 


.  Whensoever, 


\ 


°o   To  ourselves,. 


.From  ourselves, 
^    'ship" _ 


soever1  _>»«_What  soever. 
,.    Whithersoever. 
> 'selves". 


Of  ourselves. 

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.k •ship"._££Zpriendship,  ^ £^Lordship%^ 


Anxiously  expected, 


_ 
"nis  conduct  was  grossly  licentious. 


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ly 


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^ L 


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P^. 


•magni1 


.  •magnan* . 


.  57) 

Circumference 

'magna'  , 


j*  Magnificently , 


-Magnanimous  ly . 
(JP   ^^-  aingnng  y  'uncon*  ,. 


(See  SEC.  57.) 


.C 


JLinter  •  ^  •  enter" , 


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- 
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Interpose,  ___^l_o__  Enterprise. 

f-*-^ 


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'antial-ly». 


v  T-  ~T~    ** 

_^ — ffc — The  prospect  of  substantially  securing  the 


J 
presidential  office  is  a  potential  consideration. 


3-^   .It  is  a  providential  escape. 


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E  X  E  R  C  I  S  E       XII. 


VARIOUS       EXPEDIENTS. 


SEC.  84. 

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item, 


^_i_Jdentify,  _  I  did  not. 

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SEC.  85 


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Jupiter  changed  lo  into  a  cow,  but  lo  should  not  be  confounded 
with  la,  the  daughter  of  Midas,  who  wedded  Atys. 
SEC.  86 


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SEC.  88. 


<. 

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n 
v, 


was  written  between  the  8th.   and  the  izthix^y 
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L       V<r?)   £Q;  30,  40, 


"^TlT^ 

ie  7th.   letter 

29th. '57 


,  2 


li  is  worth  about  $240.00 


^=j* 


O   V^   * 


hundred" , - • thousand" , 


•million 


•••.-t 


x>  4,700,000  men. 


SEC.  89. 

*. 


(       ^^ 
J^ 6,000  voters. 

S\.     ^   P  ?  ^> 


? 


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V 
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is  my  handwriting..  >^-^vyv>  in  our' hands. _!±\Jn  the  house 
.At  my  house.    ^  And  the  other.   ix^-^And.the  reason. 
SEC.  90.  .  /v-a-x'  "'  .  ^   7  ^^     ,  ^o  ^   (See  SEC.  63.) 


\ 


/° 


Identical. 

SEC.  91.- 
X 


-Stranger. 


11  Time  af 
and  hours  went  by. 

tera. 


ter  time. 


.Prom  weekHo  week 


0 
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xi_  It  has  gone  over  term  after 


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hit?,  rii 


_i2_Blac~Tc  or  white1,  rich  or  poor,  they  stand 

*   x-    Q  ,   The  rain  falls  on 


the  just  and  the  unjust. 
SEC.  92.  AJ 3^ 


.  v^sv  V 


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O  I  h 


frequent 


94  o 


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^ 


'Vy   noard  of  Supervisors. 


Central  Pacific  Railroad  Co. 


Under  the 


influence  of  liquor 
SEC.  95. 


•  : :  o: : 


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£ 


EXERCISE        XIII. 


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VOCABULARY. 


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.Ez-.Acquainted-ance 
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Administrator 

Admini  s  tratrix 

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Aforesaid 

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[.Agriculturalist 
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^  Already 

QLJ^     Annihilation 

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a_Atheist 

Jo       Atheigt^al-ly 

I     Atmo  sphe  re 

^ 
1  Atmospherical-ly 

^Zlttainable 

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Dfrchitect-ure, 

\AS^  Anniversary 

n^so 

/   Always 
°t  Always  has  been 
^n__Altitude 
£  Although 
-"^-Altogether 
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_s»«/_Jtaiong 
_^£_Anongst 
•     An,   And 
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n      Assnred-ly 

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5      By  what 

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^       Calculate  -d 
Cal  culat  ion 
c  —  ran 
,c       California 
Can 

£ 
=~~fi       rh-pi  stia.n-i,7.at1ftTl 

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P       Circ«mstantial-ly 

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°3  —       City  and  County 

of  San  Francisco. 

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Q  —  ?    Conse  quential-ly 
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• 
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1           Defendant 

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f 

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—  d  Deliverance 

f 

—  I  —  Deliver-ed-y 

Hemocrat-ic-allji 
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log  Demonstrate  -d 

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1   * 

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L^ 

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\       Ea.st.em    States 

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J^^Elongate 
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v      Devolve-d 

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to     Evneptinn 

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__£L_Familiari  ty 

fi 

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^J       Pever  and   ague 

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58                                      MARSH'h     NEW      PHONETIC     SHOUT-HAND 

V     For,   Fore 
_^_Fo  re  arme  d 
V.C5  forewarned 

vp    For  instance 
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V^  Half 
_^_llandsonie 
^-Handsomely 
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^-Happy 

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\ 

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/  j  magi  nation 

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ease,  lee,  allay,  our,  die,  mow,  jaw,  Ike,  any,  vie,  oho,  ihou,  imp,  easy, 
be,  daw,  lay,  ally,  dewey,  alloy,  area,  echo,  am,  eve,  annoy,  thew,  Dow, 
lay,  Joe,  aim,  view,  cue,  Anna,  vow,  Ohio,  bay,  faw,  due,  Zoe,  bah,  low, 
tie,  adieu,  joy,  Emma,  gay,  anew,  Eva,  way,  sea,  embay,  Uzziah,  bow, 
loo,  toy,  Eddy,  Ira,  age,  Amoy,  edge,  Owen,  woo,  say,  Otto,  she,  eat,  lie, 
Lewey,  Addie,  Ivy,  ye,  saw,  wo,  lieu,  houri,  key,  ate,  Guy,  Eng,  yaw, 
saw,  ray,  ado,  Uri,  Evoy,  owing,  Yule,  away,  sew,  Noah,  at.  I  knew  my 
boy  Eddy.  How  now?  All  well. 

EXERCISE    II. 

Knock,  cage,  kedge,  aorta,  being,  pipe,  shabby,  seaway,  shallow,  lag, 
lame,  alum,  ditch,  reap,  deny,  rich,  chary,  Jesse,  China,  Jumbo,  match, 
kith,  fuel,  nabob,  goosey,  nag,  fop,  newly,  vagary,  vamp,  hay-mow, 
fetch,  ahem,  ambiguity,  bony,  aridity,  sherry,  pity,  peony,  shop,  busy, 
shawl,  pump,  elbow,  adage,  tyro,  teach,  Levi,  damp,  chum,  lineal, 
Europe,  Josh,  rocky,  germ,  rash,  Casey,  image,  gash,  Emily,  folly,  viva, 
uncouth,  navy,  willow,  Ethel,  heath,  serum,  needy,  Jewish,  naiad, 
Joshua,  Isaac,  page,  ship,  Peiho,  lobby,  bush,  lath,  type,  Illinois,  term, 
Josiah,  deify,  ark,  rob,  marsh,  renew,  meek,  Jeremiah,  cosy,  merry, 
fatty,  endue,  gap,  envy,  kneel,  galley,  wail,  gaily,  foam,  vivify,  huzzy, 
vacuum,  honey,  tattoo,  pomp,  diet,  impale,  copy,  zeal,  peacock,  easily, 
shadowy,  usury,  bushy,  Alta,  tidy,  rig,  autumn,  shadow,  cheap,  chub,  jail, 
orb,  ratio,  keep,  aroma,  cash,  mug,  Jerry,  Eliza,  lung,  marrow,  aunty, 
Fido,  untie,  nephew,  Lar.ra,  funny,  narrow,  worry,  thumb,  thump,  hush, 
embryo,  Albany,  hurry,  zero,  idiot,  hero,  booth,  sham,  bamboo,  Bishop, 
lady,  also,  leeway,  Chicago,  Tony,  argue,  wrong,  mower,  death,  regatta, 
chubby,  ring,  Chihuahua,  July,  Cuba,  Hilo,  hoho,  gaily,  gaiety,  gory, 
Israel,  hawk,  fudge,  fang,  vail,  thatch,  Judah,  Lucy,  zero,  lessee,  wiley, 


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Lehigh,  Ezra,  basso,  shady,  baby,  allude,  lash,  attach,  bang,  review, 
dash,  rouge,  chatty,  myth,  champ,  inch,  mamma,  Katy,  ninny,  coil, 
inure,  vowel,  hump,  Inyo,  giddy,  voyage,  fetch,  gore,  thick,  alembic, 
Olympic,  ^Esop,  Callao,  boyish,  revoke,  beauty,  asthma,  tooth,  shako, 
Ottawa,  shiny,  delay,  lechery,  chalk,  Elisha,  job,  Elihu,  catch,  arid, 
Corea,  game,  mouth,  infirm,  thug,  Estee,  haul,  fig,  Utica,  ask,  liege, 
elegy,  lily,  tamp,1  dial,  temporary,  judge,  jury,  couch,  gig,  Ithica, 
Ishmael,  loyal,  lamp,  writhe,  noisy,  gang,  weary,  tissue,  harm,  avenue, 
assume,  champoo,  Bureau,  Jehu,  holiday,  theory,  nicknack,  awake, 
enigma,  fire,  fury,  month,  awoke,  Leroy,  vamp,  diary,  marry. 

EXERCISE    III. 

Bestow,  researches,  sob,  resources,  swab,  despise,  dismissal,  Amos, 
Tasajara,  illusive,  zealously,  Jason,  sea-sickness,  missive,  facetious, 
hasty,  theism,  anxiety,  Alsatia,  misname,  passage,  Russell,  imbecility, 
Allison,  Tuesday,  six,  disarm,  Wesley,  chasing,  sauce,  axiom,  census, 
facile,  imbecile,  facility,  hassock,  sausage,  Nasby,  Leslie,  instep,  razor, 
homicide,  possum,  Passaic,  disguise,  miscellaneous,  hospice,  imposes, 
Chesapeake,  excesses,  voices,  diseases,  gasp,  nice,  cousin,  uneasy,  sizes, 
vessel,  secedes,  assassin,  embezzle,  lesser,  houses,  resume,  unsafe,  mes- 
sage, nasty,  passive,  obscene,  disavow,  ceremonious,  Jessup,  dispose, 
gossip,  skies,  oxen,  chosen,  officer,  sunset,  Shasta,  Cicero,  arouses,  illu- 
sory, reason,  impiously,  incised,  unsung,  possessive,  music,  ceremonial, 
amuse,  mask,  tassel,  besom,  Jesuit,  gusty,  vizor,  sex,  kissing,  research, 
hips,  schism,  Lazarus,  hustle,  basilisk,  resign,  amaze,  incisive,  decide, 
symbolic,  disallow,  ceremony,  sway,  desire,  Augustus,  eraser,  gazing, 
advisory,  chisel,  Arizona,  space,  Siskiyou,  mislay,  hussar,  necessary, 
wisp,  possessory,  amass,  disarray,  cask,  samp,  desist,  yeasty,  sing,  gaz- 
ing, swing,  fastens,  wipes,  chaser,  supposes,  rasp,  rising,  wayside,  nestle, 
miscellaneously,  bosom,  elucidate,  dismiss,  swung,  task,  absence,  cos- 
sack,  rice,  rise,  vesper,  save,  facing,  serum,  accuses,  insane,  lisp,  recipe, 
horizon,  mislaid,  nicer,  bison,  gazette,  dozen,  raceway,  sang,  simply, 
fierce,  Josephus,  razor,  racer,  excel,  vista,  house,  illicit,  rouse,  suffices, 
receipt,  remiss,  wiser,  rusty,  poisonous,  design,  sung,  axle,  visage, 
resource,  variously,  Alaska,  vice,  vies,  thesis,  physic,  imposes,  residue, 
Manassas,  researches,  insanity,  reside,  rises,  jostle,  hasp,  amuses, 
simplicity,  risky,  causeless,  miasma,  amiss,  lace,  lays,  laces,  museum, 
censorious,  thistle,  Atchison,  passing,  busy,  bees,  buzz,  receive,  rescue, 
teasing,  Jason,  phosphorus,  lascivious,  vociferous,  reminiscences,  sala- 
cious, dusty,  pomposity,  Pembina,  bamboozle,  dampness,  solicitous, 
miserly,  Fasset,  dazzle,  exit,  exceed. 


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EXERCISE    IV. 

Safest,  sufficed,  August,  aghast,  seal,  steal,  suffused,  dabster,  jests, 
jesters,  sting,  repasts,  sneezed,  roosters,  advised,  sob,  stab,  assists, 
steamer,  boast,  boaster,  tossed,  teased,  deduced,  sluiced,  sou'west,  stop, 
narrowest,  sou'wester,  nest,  nasty,  theist,  atheist,  cast,  castor,  disgust, 
masters,  induced,  chased,  Chester,  steep,  shyster,  balmiest,  yeast,  yeasty, 
list,  last,  west,  Winchester,  calmest,  sliced,  amuse,  amused,  waste, 
reduced,  vests,  haste,  hasty,  steepest,  teachest,  shysters,  Yost,  rejoiced, 
sail,  stale,  most,  muster,  best,  sinister,  invests,  digests,  nicest,  resist, 
storm,  readjust,  amassed,  amazed,  nests,  heaviest,  lowest,  lustre,  beast, 
kissed,  insist,  tastes,  Baxter,  resist,  stormy,  accused,  diffused,  stub, 
incised,  caucussed,  divest,  stormiest,  tasters,  custody,  adduced,  attest, 
outside,  barrister,  uneasiest,  richest,  rest,  arrest,  southeast,  stove,  dusts, 
dusters,  seduced,  barristers,  stoniest,  Rochester,  ghosts,  zest,  roused, 
musters,  mealiest,  remised,  molest,  vast,  roster,  stung,  aroused,  worm- 
iest, disturbs,  gazed,  stiffest,  disabused,  stamp,  tempest,  sickest,  meanest, 
minister,  dampest,  finest,  robust,  Dempster,  rustiest,  pessimist,  dis- 
missed, rarest,  sunniest,  bombast,  almost,  refused,  disposed,  loudest, 
gamiest,  recast,  locust. 

EXERCISE   V. 

Method,  notes,  rates,  shoots,  latest,  Methodist,  soft,  safety,  needed, 
needy,  vote,  veto,  right,  ride,  wrote,  ready,  irritate,  irritated,  rotated, 
stood,  instead,  old,  stopped,  used,  might,  steamboat,  imbed,  hang, 
soothed,  writing,  written,  wiped,  deeds,  assets,  oldest,  hottest,  widest, 
whitest,  meet,  motto,  put,  potato,  died,  diet,  arts,  aright,  basket,  bottom, 
tasted,  wasted,  arrested,  evaded,  appalled,  palate,  pallid,  pilot,  pirate, 
period,  field,  felt,  affiliate,  mould,  melt,  salt,  solid,  singed,  fiddle,  parapet, 
notified,  Egypt,  wreathed,  epitaph,  estopped,  pottery,  shot-bag,  heaped, 
Shadrach,  rouged,  beautified,  battery,  exiled,  agitate,  knelt,  agitated, 
vested,  hauled,  noted,  Barrett,  ticket,  armistice,  vouched,  Shattuck, 
matched,  Enright,  paged,  rigid,  motive,  Khedive,  signet,  erect,  endways, 
wide,  bigot,  hotel,  remedied,  ragged,  impede,  renegade,  romped,  vital, 
thumped,  thumbed,  fighting,  imbued,  writhed,  charmed,  pottage,  estop- 
pel, dashed,  vapid,  mashed,  repeat,  amputate,  scald,  bedstead,  inlet, 
solidly,  jotted,  title,  remitted,  hallowed,  garret,  entitled,  amputated, 
thatched,  embalmed,  Chatham,  budget,  fumed,  imaged,  saint,  docket, 
accent,  codify,  sea-weed,  cataract,  Gadsby,  hotly,  buffet,  guitar,  Lafay- 
ette, shampooed,  evading,  stamped,  pedestal,  that,  stopped,  desist, 
diseased,  Patsy,  gnashed,  repute,  purport,  bustled,  lisped,  gullied, 
botany,  unalloyed,  adjusted,  puzzled,  total,  hilt,  titled,  Parrott,  emptied, 
ferret,  modesty,  dodged,  enjoyed,  attacked,  native,  codfish,  musket, 
woodshed,  stacked,  headway,  Osgood,  farmed,  fetich,  elevate,  pumped, 


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dissipate,  disused,  Betsy,  cashed,  emaciate,  bedside,  dazzled,  beatitude, 
litany,  botanic,  eldest,  latitude,  wallet,  hated,  irritate,  impeded,  vocif- 
erate, insert,  latched,  Chattanooga,  ratify,  legitimately,  ultimately, 
thicket,  peanuts,  fastened,  catarrh,  cottage,  etiquette,  alleviate,  limpid, 
Mesepotamia,  stabbed,  refute,  shot-pouch,  initiate,  epithet,  fagot,  befits, 
rasped,  disobeyed,  bottled,  chattel,  Gideon,  impeached,  Scottish, 
deceived,  teapot,  poetic,  appetite;  gouged,  casket,  cattle,  cotton,  Judson, 
potash,  elbowed,  bestowed,  excited,  attached,  alleged,  vegetated,  basked, 
cascades,  actual,  actually,  misguide,  insect,  Bodega,  deducted,  wretched, 
chat,  nugget,  affidavit,  arbitrate,  homestead,  Godspeed,  leagued,  vivid, 
dedicate,  untold,  lightsome,  antipathy,  assassinate,  armed,  theodolite, 
Aztec,  yield,  remote,  dedicated,  chariot,  wisdom,  remit,  dumped, 
remotely,  chiseled,  heritage,  Nimrod,  yet,  until,  champed,  unscathed, 
misused,  impaled,  narrowed,  antagonist,  remotest,  harmed,  calmed, 
camped,  Antioch,  stormed,  warmed. 

EXERCISE    VI. 

Sometimes  you  are  right  and  sometimes  wrong.  Where  is  it 
written?  Joseph  gives  us  his  evidence.  He  knows  she  is  with  us  still. 
That  arouses  his  ire.  How  does  it  seem  to  you?  How  was  the  sloop 
put  about?  For  it  will  certainly  seem  so.  It  is  understood  that  you 
may  be  a  member  if  you  so  decide.  I  regard  it  as  highly  important. 
You  will  write  immediately.  He  does  not  say  it  before  his  face.  But 
you  said  so  before.  Give  me  that  which  is  best.  It  is  nevertheless 
right.  How  is  it  to  be  avoided?  It  is  in  his  pocket.  Good-bye,  boys. 
You  may  be  ready  by  that  time.  There  is  no  doubt  about  it.  What 
did  he  write  you?  What  does  this  look  like?  You  have  seen  this 
before.  From  that  time  on.  The  day  is  ended.  The  month  was  May 
of  that  year.  How  should  this  be  written?  You  know  my  writing. 
We  have  no  need  of  it.  It  is  to  no  purpose,  because  it  may  be  refused. 
It  was  the  same  in  your  case.  It  is  said  that  she  stayed  by  his  bed- 
side in  this  city.  He  has  said  nothing  about  her.  That  is  not  in  this 
State.  The  witness  says  the  plaintiff  and  not  the  defendant  wrote  the 
note.  He  would  immediately  recollect  me.  Shall  we  see  you  at  home? 
When  should  you  go,  if  ever?  We  think  this  case  is  lost.  He  thought 
you  would  think  so.  When  he  reaches  home  what  does  he  do?  If  you 
have  that  receipt  let  us  see  it.  It  was  said  to  be  so.  Could  you  recol- 
lect his  name?  Nothing  was  said  to  me  in  that  regard.  Not  that  I 
remember.  What  subject  was  the  speech  upon?  Why  should  they  be 
evaded?  I  now  remember  about  that.  Could  you  easily  see  it?  Of 
certain  things  we  know  almost  nothing.  Who  knows  what  the  noise  is 
about?  The  tempest  rages.  It  is  possibly  a  good  suggestion.  Is  not 
he  worthy  to  represent  us?  Right  is  on  the  other  side.  You  could  not 


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act  otherwise.  Where  have  you  seen  it?  Did  you  think  you  must 
absolutely  do  so?  You  may  live  to  be  60  years  old.  Certainly,  there 
may  be  some  disadvantages.  It  was  an  uncommonly  good  company. 
The  house  is  in  a  remote  situation.  We  thank  you  for  that  thousand 
dollars.  It  is  as  much  as  we  expect.  It  ought  to  be  duly  acknowl- 
edged. You  will  take  no  interest  in  it.  Remember  that  you  are  the 
most  interested,  and  a  witness  in  the  case.  Say  only  "  Yes,  sir;"  or 
'"  No,  sir."  Was  not  he  a  member  ?  Well,  right  is  right,  anyhow. 
We  might  make  some  slight  improvements.  That  is  the  usual  form. 
Have  you  any  certain  knowledge  on  the  subject?  We  object  most 
decidedly.  Impossible  as  it  seems.  You  had  nothing  at  stake  yourself. 
Was  it  your  home?  Go  to  Chicago  as  soon  as  possible.  Write  it  in 
English.  That  is  the  language  best  understood.  Smite  him  on  the 
right  cheek. 

EXERCISE    VII. 

The  story  was  not  ended.  The  vessel  is  thumping  upon  the  rocks. 
A  storm  was  rising.  Why  were  you  consorting  with  them?  By  this 
time  they  are  weJl-nigh  exhausted.  Were  they  going  to  Siskiyou  or  to 
Shasta?  We  admit  the  fact,  that  in  the  navy  it  may  be  so;  but  not  in 
the  army.  There  we  do  things  otherwise.  Does  he  go  to  your  meet- 
ings? I  could  not  state  it  now.  Never  indulge  in  such  luxurious 
feasts.  That  is  the  best  way  to  do  it.  I  know  him  well.  Had  you 
any  doubt?  His  boastings  were  thought  to  be  bombastic.  It  has  had 
some  effect.  Looking  at  it  as  I  do,  I  must  say  I  think  he  had  a  good 
excuse.  The  money  is  not  concealed  in  a  safe  spot.  Our  business 
interests  in  Egypt  may  be  at  stake.  The  mistake  is  made  in  comput- 
ing the  interest  on  the  total  sum.  Whether  rich  or  poor,  all  should  be 
alike  before  the  laws  of  the  State.  Injustice  might  otherwise  result. 
To  whom  were  the  goods  consigned  ?  The  case  is  about  impossible  to 
suppose.  You  can  readily  conceive  how  it  would  end.  This  was  my 
last  writing  on  that  subject.  If  he  goes  on  as  he  is  going  now,  he  can 
soon  see  snakes  in  his  boots.  Let  us  see  how  well  you  can  jump. 
There  is  no  doubt  upon  the  subject  of  his  written  deed.  Wait  until  the 
cows  come  home.  You  must  not  always  expect  the  best.  I  can  see  it 
is  necessary  that  some  things  must  be  changed,  let  it  be  for  good  or 
bad.  Let  him  come  in  if  he  knows  how  to  conduct  the  case. 

EXERCISE    VIII. 

They  said  he  was  asleep  during  the  whole  ceremony.  William 
made  some  droll  remarks.  He  possesses,  it  is  said,  an  ample  fortune, 
which  he  is  ready  to  invest  in  the  business.  The  property  is  already 
declared  to  be  his.  That  sort  of  people  should  not  be  particular. 


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Blubber,  annals,  only,  orchard,  Richard,  thresher,  rasher,  oral,  early, 
Uncle  Tom,  official,  officially,  roller,  jailer,  mirror,  gnarl,  narrowly, 
sacred,  consider,  seeker,  spread,  sober,  strong,  scream,  considered,  con- 
strue, Castro,  distrust,  masterly,  extricate,  extract,  abstruse,  execrable, 
destroyed,  savor,  cipher,  summer,  singer,  sable,  supplies,  sickle,  saddle, 
tasteful,  additional,  settled,  charitable,  disgrace,  masquerade,  near, 
velocity,  release,  darkly,  scarcely,  care,  stark,  appeared,  Nelson,  skill, 
guilt,  buildings,  pure,  cured,  Savior,  obscure,  culpable,  convulsive,  dis- 
coursed, cursed,  respire,  swore,  corpse,  falsity,  near,  allure,  George, 
north,  sure,  court,  towards,  Lord,  swear.  In  the  first  place,  they  asked 
much  more  for  it.  They  are  still  in  our  way.  While  unlocking  the 
door  I  broke  the  key.  It  was  said  before  all  present.  There  are  fewer 
oxen  and  sheep,  and  more  horses,  exhibited  at  our  fair  this  year.  The 
banker  seems  to  be  very  angry  about  losing  his  check.  My  uncle  put 
his  finger  on  the  place.  There  is  no  longer  any  doubt  with  regard  to 
building  the  railroad;  and  it  will  be  to  our  credit  to  assist  in  the  under- 
taking, if  we  can  do  so.  Where  are  they  now?  Is  this  person  among 
our  prisoners?  From  all  we  could  hear  we  decided  that  you  were  going 
to  act  in  our  interest.  At  last  it  was  declared  that  the  property  should 
be  delivered  to  the  children.  He  has  said  that  he  was  perfectly  certain 
such  was  the  proper  practice.  The  deed  for  the  property  is  now  per- 
fected, and  it  will  be  recorded.  The  principal  difficulty  was  to  ascer- 
tain what  the  railroad  magnates  claimed.  The  principle  is  at  least 
correctly  stated.  It  was  difficult  to  decide  to  whom  it  really  did 
belong.  We  call  on  the  people  of  California  as  a  Christian  community. 
Mrs.  Leslie's  interest  is  calculated  to  be  about  a  half  a  million.  That 
is  hardly  according  to  what  you  at  first  described.  She  refers  to  the 
subject  in  familiar  terms.  I  think  his  manners  were  a  little  too 
familiar.  Whilst  with  regard  to  that,  I  can  give  you  all  due  credit 
with  pleasure;  still,  I  must  make  my  report  accordingly.  Now  please 
describe  that  as  to  No.  six,  while  you  are  about  it,  and  show  us  how  it 
is  operated.  Mr.  Botts  tells  us  there  is  no  such  thing  in  the  world. 
All  wars  are  cruel,  and  most  wars  are  unjust. 

EXERCISE    IX. 

Join,  buskin,  groan,  bench,  punish,  quinzy,  Panama,  campaign, 
then,  convenient,  even,  men,  zone,  earn,  hen,  finish,  venom,  nunnery, 
maniac,  dine,  deny,  fun,  funny,  chin,  China,  convince,  silence,  shines, 
mourns,  yawns,  means,  forensic,  landscape,  Wednesday,  ransom, 
sequence,  spinsters,  twins,  Jones,  pranced,  runs,  towns,  grounds, 
repents,  finds,  explained,  demands,  presidents,  corresponds,  responds, 
blindest,  blandest.  To  some  extent.  Be  silent.  Boston,  combustion, 
fustian,  congestion,  lesson,  patience,  passionate,  attentions,  condensa- 


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tion,  physicians,  missionary,  masonry,  suspension,  ammunition,  exam- 
ination, combination,  colonization,  emendation,  plantation.  I  did  not 
mention  that.  You  should  have  been  a  party  to  it.  For  one,  I  object 
to  that.  What  is  the  use  to  any  one  else  more  than  to  us?  There  we 
saw  their  imprint.  None  of  us  knew  any  more  than  you  about  it.  Her 
hands  and  cheeks  were  embrowned  by  the  sun.  Do  you  not  know 
something  of  the  occurrence?  It  cannot  be  possible.  You  are  not 
correctly  informed  about  that.  How  unscrupulous  that  was.  Be  not 
deceived.  Is  it  not  so  ?  With  hands  imbrued  in  innocent  blood! 
Is  it  not  stranger  than  any  fiction?  In  consideration  of  that,  I  paid 
the  demand  at  once.  I  understand  that  it  extends  westward.  The 
famous  colonization  scheme  is  no  longer  worthy  of  the  attention  of  the 
nation.  He  listens  attentively  to  my  instruction.  We  have  mentioned 
the  circumstance  of  the  alleged  condonation  of  the  offense.  Under 
what  circumstances  the  crime  was  committed,  who  can  tell?  You 
have  not  the  means  to  pay  him  for  the  land.  Does  the  gentleman, 
for  a  moment,  imagine  that  I  shall  shirk  any  responsibility  with 
reference  to  that  organization?  I  went  to  attend  the  meeting. 
This  reduces  the  issue  to  one  single  point.  The  piece  is  a  sensational 
production.  I  do  not  know  whether  or  not  you  will  accept  the  propo- 
sition. State  your  opinion.  There  is  no  such  thing  as  perfection  in 
this  world.  Arabi  is  reduced  to  subjection;  but  what  is  behind?  The 
evidence  taken  is  very  circumstantial;  but  does  it  give  complete  satis- 
faction to  your  minds?  You  solemnly  swear,  that  you  will  well  and 
truly  try,  and  true  deliverance  make  between  the  people  and  this 
defendant.  We  did  not  appreciate  fully  your  situation.  That  gentleman 
is  mistaken;  religion  was  a  question  that  was  unconsidered  in  the  con- 
vention. In  consequence  of  that,  the  description  is  very  questionable. 
Another  gentleman  made  the  calculation  as  to  the  quantity.  Certainly, 
you  should  begin  to  organize  at  once.  Are  you  acquainted  with  that 
organization?  I  had  no  reference  to  your  resolution.  Is  there  any 
doubt  with  reference  to  the  responsibility  of  the  commission?  Not- 
withstanding his  information  and  his  opinion,  we  have  misgivings  as 
to  that  handwriting.  We  can  obtain  little  information  in  reference  to 
the  subject.  He  is  a  man  of  great  intelligence.  They  are  uniformly 
independent  and  act  intelligently.  Hereby  and  hereon  hangs  a  tale. 
A  terrible  fate  is  impending  over  his  head.  The  man  still  remained 
seated.  There  is  only  a  mere  remnant  now  remaining.  It  is  impos- 
sible to  deny  that  the  war,  being  fairly  begun,  cannot  be  stopped  with- 
out a  decisive  battle.  Had  you  any  recollection  aboat  the  subject 
generally?  They  are  twins ;  but  do  not  let  it  be  generally  known  to 
other  people.  He  raised  a  few,  but  not  a  large  quantity  of  quinces  on 
his  farm.  The  important  question  is,  Who  begins  the  fight;  conse- 
quently it  does  not  concern  us  here  who  ends  it. 


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EXERCISE    X. 

Proverb,  five,  skiff,  scuffle,  fever,  twelve,  starve,  thrive,  waif,  wave, 
serf,  serve,  moved,  thrift,  gravel,  drivel,  cavalcade,  trifle.  He  is  above 
it.  Leave  the  house  at  once.  You  should  curve  the  stem  a  little  more. 
It  is  above  all  praise.  They  contend  against  it  bravely.  We  shall  dis- 
prove all  they  have  alleged.  I  think  the  mischief  will  easily  be  done. 
It  is  a  fearful  sacrifice,  whatever  may  be  said.  Whoever  says  it  ought 
to  have  the  most  excellent  reasons  for  the  assertion.  He  will  sell  five 
or  six  more,  if  it  is  possible.  We  are  hopeful  of  what  is  in  store  for  us. 
At  any  time  do  not  hesitate  to  put  your  trust  in  Divine  providence. 
Never  equivocate,  nor  defame,  any  one.  Bow  down  to  the  graven 
image.  The  speech  was  a  mere  travesty,  and  had  a  soporific  effect  on 
the  audience.  Did  you  notice  the  craftiness  of  Davison  in  relation  to  the 
deficit?  Good-bye,  Jefferson  Davis!  It  reminds  me  of  Japhet  in  search 
of  his  daddy.  His  arrival,  however,  was  opportune.  He  heaved  a 
sigh.  The  cavalier  now  lies  rotting  in  his  coffin.  Bravery  is  good  in 
a  gentleman,  but  discretion  is  wiser. 

EXERCISE    XI. 

Importer,  murder,  subterfuge,  caterer,  daughter,  inspector, 
instructor,  actor,  contractor,  reporter,debtor,  scatters,  brothers,  stuttered, 
bothered,  Goddard's,  scattered,  relator,  hither,  oysters,  endorse,  further, 
feature,  doubter,  rather,  future,  mother-in-law.  Are  you  there?  If 
they  are  safe  in  their  own  country  they  are  safe  here.  Let  us  go  there 
and  witness  Goddard's  balloon  ascension.  In  these  northern  regions 
wonderful  things  can  be  seen.  I  would  go  there  rather  than  not.  They 
have  read  all  of  Stoddard's  poems.  If  there  have  been  such  offers  made, 
I  have  not  heard  of  them.  The  matter  has  been  fully  contested.  You 
may  be  there  as  soon  as  any  one  else,  and  so  gather  the  fruits  of  your 
enterprise.  Most  of  the  leather  was  tanned  at  a  spot  near  by  the 
slaughter-house.  They  ran  off,  helter-skelter.  The  whole  matter  is 
harder  to  understand  than  it  was  before  their  later  extraordinary 
explanation. 

EXERCISE    XII. 

Discernible,  feebleness,  charitableness,  peaceableness,  desirableness, 
plausibility,  utility,  faculty,  notoriety,  vicinity,  minority,  pretty,  ability, 
agility,  security,  realty,  reality,  disgraceful,  heartless,  heartlessness, 
hardship,  groundlessness,  worthlessness,  uselessness,  magnify,  uncom- 
fortable, circumnavigated,  circumscribed.  He  pleads  not  guilty.  The 
human  body  should  be  studied  physiologically.  Did  he  countersign 
that  order.  Whichsoever  way  you  may  turn.  The  benefit  accrues  to 
ourselves.  We  act  for  ourselves,  and  they  for  themselves.  This  is  a 


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vicious  brute.  It  is  impossible  to  magnify  the  liberties  and  advantages 
secured  to  us  and  to  posterity  by  magna  charta.  Mention  his  name 
reverently.  It  is  not  essential  that  it  should  be  a  financial  success. 
The  theologist  studies  the  heavens  for  what  he  deems  more  important 
than  meteorology  or  other  physical  phenomena.  Oh,  thou  sinful  man! 
Autobiographical  sketches  are  mostly  displays  of  personal  vanity.  It 
must  be  successful,  because  the  arrangements  are  not  deficient  in  any 
essential  particular.  The  expense  is  quite  slight.  The  expedition  was 
unsuccessful,  for  no  other  reason  than  the  impassable  condition  of  the 
road.  In  temper  the  man  is  irascible,  and  will  not  do  to  tamper  with. 
They  have  started  a  sheep-herding  company,  but  no  doubt  will  very 
soon  be  obliged  to  discontinue  business.  The  abdominal  viscera  were 
found  to  be  in  an  advanced  stage  of  decomposition.  The  name  is 
evidently  counterfeited. 

EXERCISE    XIII. 

I  do  not  doubt  his  identity  at  all.  We  received  an  answer  on  the 
23d  or  24th.  This  is  found  a  second  time  in  the  9th  volume  and  on 
page  64.  The  sun  is  upwards  of  90,000,000  of  miles  from  the  earth. 
700  men  can  do  that  work  in  120  days.  It  was  dangerous,  but  the 
passengers  did  not  know  of  the  danger.  The  captain  was  bent  on 
revenge;  a  messenger  delivered  his  challenge.  The  train  sped  on  hour 
after  hour,  faster  and  faster,  through  village  after  village,  and  from  city 
to  city.  This  was  constantly  kept  up  day  after  day  and  night  after 
night.  These  things  occurred  in  the  city  and  county  of  San  Francisco. 
All  these  goods  were  shipped  by  the  Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company. 
Every  survey  refers  to  the  Monte  Diablo  base  and  meridian.  That 
entire  sum  should  be  transferred  to  the  Interest  and  Sinking  Fund. 
Our  rancho  embraces  no  less  than  42,000  acres  of  land.  I  built  the 
only  house  ever  erected  upon  it.  They  are  sinking  deeper  and  deeper 
in  debt.  The  spirit-stirring  song,  "  Everybody's  Bound  to  Go  the  Union 
Right  or  Wrong,"  resounded  through  the  streets  day  after  day.  The 
news  spread  from  town  to  town.  Army  after  army  has  been  sacrificed. 

We  give  our  readers,  verbatim,  the  closing  portion  of  this  remark- 
able speech : 

In  conclusion,  my  friends,  we  must  admit  that  in  that  battle  they 
fought  us  bravely.  Hour  after  hour  the  deadly  conflict  raged  between 
the  contending  hosts;  but  in  the  end  the  defenders  of  the  old  flag  were 
the  victors.  (Cheers.)  And  that  victory  was  what,  in  reality — there 
can  be  no  question  about  it — saved  the  nation.  (Cheers  and  applause. ) 

But,  fellow-citizens,  I  am  afraid  I  am  exhausting  your  patience. 
(Cries  of  "Go  on;  go  on.")  I  have  been  going  on  till  I  am  quite 
hoarse,  and  I  think  it  is  about  time,  at  this  late  hour,  to  go  off. 
(Laughter.) 


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Just  one  word,  however,  upon  the  subject  of  reconstruction.  (Hear, 
hear.)  I  say,  now  that  the  war  is  over,  and  the  halcyon  days  of  peace 
returned,  we  ought  to  consent  to  bury  the  hatchet,  and  let  bygones  be 
bygones.  (A  voice,  "Oh;  that's  played  out."  Groans.)  Is  it  not 
better  for  us,  and  for  this  entire  nation,  that  we  should  live  together  in 
unity?  Do  we  want  the  people  of  the  South  always  to  feel  that  we  regard 
them  as  a  conquered  race;  that  we  expect  them  to  obey  our  every 
behest,  our  every  whim,  without  one  murmur,  without  the  least  sign  of 
dissatisfaction?  I  say,  execute  your  Booths,  your  Surratts,  your 
Wirzs,  and  every  other  man,  or  woman  either,  who  maybe  found  guilty 
of  murdeious  acts  or  inhuman  cruelties.  Hang  them  as  high  as 
Hamaan,  if  you  will.  (Great  applause.)  But  as  to  those  who  carried 
on  the  war  in  accordance  with  the  usages  of  civilized  nations,  and  in 
defence  of  what  they  mistakenly,  but  sincerely,  believed  to  be  the  true 
principles  of  freedom,  now  that  they  have  laid  down  their  arme;  now 
that  they  have  acknowledged  themselves  vanquished,  let  us  be  gener- 
ous. (Here  the  confusion,  arising  from  mingled  hisses  and  cheers, 
became  so  great  that  the  ending  of  the  sentence  could  not  be  distinctly 
heard.)  To  err,  is  human;  to  forgive,  divine.  I  know  that  this  nation 
still  mourns.  I  know  that  the  scars  of  the  war  have  not,  as  yet,  been 
healed.  But  I  also  know  that  Time — the  great  assuager — will  heal  the 
wounds,  and  will  allay  the  bitterness  of  feeling  that  now  seems  to 
exist. 

(Here  a  very  tall  man  in  the  crowd,  wearing  a  slouch  hat,  shouted, 
"I  say,  how  is  it  about  the  Monroe  doctrine?") 

The  Speaker — The  Monroe  doctrine,  my  friend,  is — well,  it  is  the 
Monroe  doctrine.  (Great  laughter. )  Perhaps  it  may  be  rather  prema- 
ture for  me  to  say  anything  at  this  time  about  that  subject;  but  I  think 
I  may  be  permitted  to  quote,  in  relation  to  it,  the  words  of  one  of  our 
greatest  poets : 

"  Truth,  crushed  to  earth,  shall  rise  again — 

The  eternal  years  of  God  are  her's ; 
But  error,  wounded,  writhes  in  pain, 
And  dies  amid  her  worshippers." 

(Great  cheering.) 

The  Monroe  doctrine,  rny  friend,  will  live  when  you  and  I,  and 
our  children  and  our  children's  children,  shall  have  been  forgotten. 
(Renewed  cheering.) 

But  I  have  spoken  too  long  already,  and  now,  thanking  you  for 
your  kind  attention,  I  bid  you  good-night.  (Applause  and  three  hearty 
cheers,  amidst  which  were  heard  several  dissentient  hisses.) 

There  were  calls  for  many  other  speakers,  but  none  responding, 
the  meeting  adjourned. 


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KEY  TO   REPORTING  EXAMPLES. 


CALIFORNIA. 

Suppose  we  were  called  upon  to  name  on  all  the  globe,  to-day,  the 
community  of  four  hundred  thousand  persons  most  favorably  placed, 
so  far  as  domain  and  prosperity  and  prospects  are  concerned.  Let  a 
man  turn  the  globe  with  compasses  in  his  hand  and  hold  them  sus- 
pended, and  deliberate  as  long  as  he  may,  I  defy  him  to  fix  the  point 
at  any  other  place  than  Sacramento — right  here  at  Agricultural  Hall — 
so  that  the  sweep  shall  include  the  four  hundred  thousand  souls  within 
the  jurisdiction  of  this  Society.  What  other  portion  of  the  earth, 
held  by  one  organization  of  less  than  half  a  million,  will  compare  in 
privileges,  resources  and  hopes  with  the  portion  of  this  young,  beloved 
Benjamin  of  American  States,  whose  Autumn  sack  is  now  stuffed  with 
grain,  while  the  mouth  of  it  contains  a  cup  of  gold?  (Applause.)  A 
line  on  the  Atlantic  Coast,  representing  the  length  of  our  State,  would 
run  from  Boston  below  Chesapeake  Bay,  below  Cape  Hatteras,  below 
the  batteries  of  Gilmore  on  Cummings  Point,  to  the  harbor  of  Port 
Royal.  And  nearly  the  whole  of  the  area,  with  this  vast  water-front, 
is  one  symmetrical  domain,  by  reason  of  the  mountains  that  uprear 
their  five  hundred  miles  of  jagged  whiteness  in  its  background;  the 
rivers  that  flow  from  the  northward  and  the  southward,  fed  from  those 
snowy  springs,  to  unite  in  the  centre  of  the  State;  and  the  bay  that 
receives  their  volume,  rivaling  in  its  conformation  the  Bay  of  Naples. 
Where  else  has  the  Almighty  delivered  to  half  a  million  of  people  such 
a  line  of  eternal  snow,  looking  down  upon  such  opulent  plains?  Where 
else  such  a  fellowship  of  temperate  and  tropic  climates?  Where  else 
such  rainless  summers  which  turn  drouths  into  harvests?  Where  else 
gold  in  the  rocks,  and,  bending  o'er  the  mills  that  crush  them,  peaches 
that  mock  the  apples  of  gold  in  the  garden  of  Hesperides?  (Applause. ) 
Where  else  such  sweeps  of  wheat;  such  armies  of  noble  cattle  on  a 
thousand  hills;  such  bloom  of  vineyards — and,  beneath  all,  such 
variety  of  mineral  wealth,  which  only  centuries  to  come  can  only  tap 
and  drain?  Where  else  has  the  Almighty  connected  such  social  bles- 
sings with  material  good — freedom,  intelligence,  schools,  multiplying 
churches,  and  loyalty — deliberate-principled,  unconditional,  invincible 
loyalty  to  the  government,  and  the  policy — the  freest,  the  noblest,  the 
worthiest  beneath  the  sun?  (Applause.)  I  do  not  say  this,  gentle- 


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men,  in  boasting.  It  is  only  the  honest  generalization  of  the  map  of 
California,  and  of  the  facts  which  your  exhibition  presents  to  our  eyes 
this  week.  In  privilege  of  position,  and  in  regard  to  resources  and  the 
future,  the  State  of  California,  in  the  American  Republic,  is  the  most 
favored  spot  which  this  globe  turns  to  the  sun.  (Applause.) — Thomas 
Starr  King,  in  his  Address  before  the  State  Agricultural  Society,  in  1868. 


'Tis  sweet  to  hear  the  watchdog's  honest  bark, 
Bay  deep-mouthed  welcome  as  we  draw  near  home ; 

"Us  sweet  to  know  there  is  an  eye  will  mark 
Our  coming,  and  look  brighter  when  we  come ; 

'Tis  sweet  to  be  awakened  by  the  lark, 
Or  lulled  by  falling  water.     Sweet  the  hum 

Of  bees,  the  voice  of  girls,  the  songs  of  birds, 

The  lisp  of  children,  and  their  earliest  words — Byron. 


WOMAN. 


C"  Mark  Twain's"  speech  in  reply  to  the  toast  to  "  Woman,"  at  the  Correspondent's  Club 
dinner,  Washington,  December,  1867.  | 

Mr.  PRESIDENT — I  do  not  know  why  I  should  have  received  the 
greatest  distinction  of  the  evening,  for  so  the  office  of  replying  to  the 
toast  of  "  Woman  "  has  been  regarded  in  every  age.  (Applause.)  I 
do  not  know  why  such  an  honor  should  have  been  conferred  upon  me, 
unless  it  be  that  I  am  a  trifle  less  homely  tha.n  the  other  members  of 
the  club.  But  be  this  as  it  may,  Mr.  President,  I  am  proud  of  the 
position;  and  you  could  not  have  chosen  any  one  who  would  have 
accepted  it  more  gladly,  or  labored  with  a  heartier  goodwill  to  do  the 
subject  justice  than  I,  because,  sir,  I  love  the  sex — I  love  all  women, 
sir,  irrespective  of  age  or  color.  (Laughter.)  Human  intelligence  can- 
not estimate  what  we  owe  to  woman,  sir.  She  sews  on  our  buttons;  she 
mends  our  clothes.  (Great  laughter.)  She  ropes  us  in  at  the  church 
fairs;  she  confides  in  us;  she  tells  us  whatever  she  can  find  out  about 
the  little  private  affairs  of  the  neighbors.  (Renewed  laughter.)  She 
gives  us  advice,  and  plenty  of  it.  She  gives  us  a  piece  of  her  mind 
sometimes,  and  sometimes  all  of  it.  [Laughter.]  Wheresoever  you 
place  woman,  sir,  in  whatever  position  or  estate,  she  is  an  ornament  to 
that  place  which  she  occupies  and  a  treasure  to  the  world.  [Here  the 
speaker  pauses,  looking  around  upon  his  auditors  inquiringly.]  The 
applause  ought  to  come  in  at  this  point.  [Great  laughter  and  applause.] 
Look  at  the  noble  names  of  history.  Look  at  Cleopatra;  look  at 
Desdemona;  look  at  Florence  Nightingale;  look  at  Joan  of  Arc;  look 
at  Lucretia  Borgia.  [Voices,  "  No,  no!  "  The  speaker  pauses  as  if  in 
some  doubt.]  Well,  suppose  we  let  Lucretia  slide.  [Laughter.]  Look 


B.C.  ' 

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at  Joyce  Heth;  look  at  Mother  Eve.  [Cries  of  "  Oh!  oh!  "  and  laughter.] 
You  need  not  look  at  her  unless  you  want  to.  [Pauses  reflectively.] 
But  Eve  was  an  ornament,  sir,  particularly  before  the  fashions  changed. 
[Renewed  laughter.]  I  repeat,  sir,  look  at  the  illustrious  names  of 
history.  Look  at  the  Widow  Macree;  look  at  Lucy  Stone;  look  at 
Elizabeth  Cady  Stanton;  look  at  Frances — Frances — George  Francis 
Train.  [Great  laughter.]  And,  sir — I  say  it  with  bowed  head  and 
deepest  veneration — look  at  the  mother  of  Washington.  She  raised  a 
boy  that  couldn't  lie — couldn't  lie!  [Applause.]  It  might  have  been 
otherwise  with  him  if  he  had  belonged  to  a  newspaper  correspondents' 
club.  [Groans,  hisses,  cries  of  "  Put  him  out, "  and  laughter.  The 
speaker  placidly  looks  on  until  the  seeming  excitement  subsides.]  I 
repeat,  sir,  that  in  whatsoever  position  you  place  woman,  she  is  an 
ornament  to  society  and  a  treasure  to  the  world.  As  a  sweetheart  she 
has  few  equals,  and  no  superiors.  [Great  laughter.]  As  a  cousin  she 
is  convenient.  As  a  wealthy  grandmother,  with  an  incurable  distemper, 
she  is  unspeakably  precious.  What  would  the  peoples  of  the  earth  be 
without  woman  ?  They  would  be  scarce,  sir — fearfully  scarce.  [Renewed 
laughter.]  Then  let  us  cherish  her;  let  us  protect  her;  let  us  give  her 
our  support,  our  encouragement,  our  sympathy,  ourselves,  if  we  get  a 
chance.  [Laughter.]  But,  jesting  aside,  Mr.  President,  woman  is 
lovable,  gracious,  kind  of  heart,  beautiful,  worthy  of  all  respect,  af  all 
esteem,  of  all  deference.  Not  any  here  will  refuse  to  drink  her  health 
right  cordially  in  this  goblet  of  wine,  for  each  and  every  one  of  us  has 
personally  known,  loved,  and  honored  the  best  of  them  all — his  own 
mother.  [Great  applause.] 

THE  LADY  AND  THE  ORPHANS. 

AN  OLD  ENGLISH  BALLAD. 

[Contributed  Irom  memory,  by  A.  J.  M.I 
My  chaise  the  village  inn  did  gain, 

Just  as  the  sun's  last  setting  ray 
Tipt  with  refulgent  gold  the  vane 

Of  the  old  church  across  the  way. 

Across  the  way  I  silent  sped, 

The  time  till  supper  to  beguile 
In  moralizing  o'er  the  dead 

That  mouldered  round  that  ancient  pile. 

There  many  a  flatt'ring  stone  I  viewed, 

O'er  those  who  once  had  wealth  possessed; 
And  many  a  humble  green  grave  showed 

Where  want,  and  toil,  and  pain  did  rest. 


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A  faded  beech  its  shadow  brown 
Threw  o'er  a  grave  where  sorrow  slept. 

On  which,  though  scarce  with  grass  o'ergrown, 
Two  ragged  children  sat  and  wept. 

A  piece  of  bread  between  them  lay. 
Which  neither  seemed  inclined  to  take, 

And  yet  to  want  seemed  such  a  prey 
It  made  my  swelling  heart  to  ache. 

"My  little  children,  let  me  know 

Why  you  in  such  distress  appear, 
And  why  you  wasteful  from  you  throw 

That  bread  which  many  a  heart  would  cheer.' 

The  little  boy,  in  accents  sweet, 

Replied,  while  tears  each  other  chase : 

"Lady,  we've  not  enough  to  eat, 
And  if  we  had  we  would  not  waste. 

But  sister  Mary's  naughty  grown 

And  will  not  eat  whate'er  I  say, 
Though  sure  I  am  this  bread's  her  own, 

For  she  has  tasted  none  to-day." 

"Indeed,"  the  wan,  starved  Mary  said, 

"Till  Henry  eats  I'll  eat  no  more, 
For  yesterday  I  had  some  bread, 

And  he  had  none  since  day  before." 

My  heart  did  swell,  my  bosom  heave, 
I  felt  as  though  deprived  of  speech ; 

I  silent  sat  upon  the  grave, 
And  pressed  a  clay-cold  hand  of  each. 

With  looks  that  told  a  tale  of  woe, 
With  looks  that  showed  a  grateful  heart, 

The  shiv'ring  boy  did  near  me  draw, 
And  thus  their  tale  of  woe  impart 

"Before  our  father  went  away, 

Enticed  by  bad  men  o'er  the  sea, 
Sister  and  I  did  naught  but  play; 

We  lived  beside  yon  old  ash  tree. 

But  then  poor  mother  did  so  cry, 
And  looked  so  changed  I  cannot  tell, 

She  told  us  that  she  soon  must  die, 
And  bade  us  love  each  other  well. 


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She  said  that  when  the  wars  were  o'er 
Perhaps  onr  father  we  might  see, 

And,  if  we  never  saw  him  more, 
That  God  our  father  then  would  be. 

She  kissed  us  both,  and  then  she  died, 
And  we  no  more  a  mother  have; 

Here  many  a  day  we've  sat  and  cried 
Together  on  poor  mother's  grave 

But,  when  our  father  came  not  here, 
We  thought  if  we  could  find  the  sea 

We  should  be  sure  to  meet  him  there, 
And  once  again  might  happy  be. 

We,  hand  in  hand,  went  many  a  mile 
And  asked  our  way  of  all  we  met, 

And  some  did  sigh,  and  some  did  smile, 
And  we  of  some  did  victuals  get. 

But  when  we  reached  the  sea,  and  found 
'Twas  one  wide  water  round  us  spread, 

We  said  that  father  sure  was  drowned, 
And  cried,  and  wished  we  both  were  dead. 

Then  we-came  back  to  mother's  grave, 

And  only  long  with  her  to  be, 
For  Goody,  when  this  bread  she  gave, 

Said  father  died  beyond  the  sea, 

Now,  since  no  parents  have  we  here, 
We'll  go  and  search  for  God  around ; 

Oh!  lady,  can  you  tell  us  where 
This  God,  our  Father,  may  be  found  ? 

He  lives  in  heaven,  mother  said, 
And  Goody  says  that  mother's  there, 

Then  if  she  thinks  we  need  his  aid, 
I  think  perhaps  she'll  send  him  here." 

I  clasped  the  prattlers  to  my  breast. 
And  said,  come  both  and  live  with  me, 

I'll  foed  you,  clothe  you,  give  you  rest, 
And  will  your  second  mother  be. 

And  God  will  be  your  father  still, 
'Twas  He  in  mercy  sent  me  here, 

To  teach  you  to  obey  His  will, 
Your  steps  to  guide,  your  hearts  to  cheer. 


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MONTEREY. 

BY  CHARLES  FENNO  HOFFMAN. 

We  were  not  many — we  who  stood 

Before  the  iron  sleet  that  day ; 
But  many  a  gallant  spirit  would 
Give  half  his  years  if  he  but  could 

Have  stood  •with  us  at  Monterey. 

Now  here,  now  there,  the  shot  is  hailed 

In  deadly  drifts  of  fiery  spray, 
But  not  a  single  soldier  quailed 
While  round  them  wounded  comrades  wailed 

Their  dying  inoans  at  Monterey, 

And  on,  still  on  our  columns  kept 

With  lessening  ranks  its  conquering  way; 
Where  fell  the  dead,  the  living  stept, 
Still  charging  on  the  guns  that  swept 
The  slippery  streets  of  Monterey  . 

The  foe  himself  recoiled  aghast, 

When  charging  where  he  strongest  lay, 
We  swooped  his  flanking  batteries  past, 
And  braving  full  their  murderous  blast. 
Stormed  home  the  towers  of  Monterey. 

Our  banner  o'er  those  turrets  waves, 
And  there  our  evening  bugles  play 

Where  orange  boughs  above  their  grave? 

Keep  green  the  memory  of  our  braves 
Who  fought  and  fell  at  Monterey. 

We  are  not  many,  we  who  pressed 

Beside  the  brave  who  fell  that  day; 
Yet  who  of  us  has  not  confessed 
He'd  sooner  share  their  warrior  rest 
Than  not  have  been  at  Monterey? 


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WEBSTER'S  HOME. 


MARSHFIELD  AS  DESCRIBED  BY  ITS  OWNER  FORTY  YEARS  AGO. 


The  following  letter  from  Mr.  Webster  describes  the  place  as  it  was  in  the  time  of  his  first 
residence  there: 

MARSHFIELD,  May  29,  1842. 

DEAR  MRS.  CURTIS: — You  are  one  of  those  unfortunate  persons  who 
have  not  seen  Marshfield.  It  would  be  cruel  to  speak  of  its  beauties  if 
your  fate,  in  this  respect,  were  irreversible;  but  as  you  may,  and  I  trust 
do,  cherish  the  hope  of  one  day  beholding  it,  I  must  prepare  you  for 
something  like  an  ecstasy.  And  yet  a  single  sight  would  hardly  produce 
that  effect.  Superficial  observers  see  nothing  at  Marshfield  but  rocks 
and  sands  and  desolation,  as  one  uninitiated  runs  his  eye  over  the  pictures 
of  an  old  master  and  wonders  what  folks  can  see  that  is  pleasant  in 
such  a  grim  and  melancholy  looking  thing.  Marshfield  is  to  be  studied. 
Do  not  come,  therefore,  without  weeks  before  you.  Some  may  tell  you 
that  its  excellence  is  like  transcendentalism,  so  refined  and  invisible  as 
to  hang  on  the  very  verge  of  nonsense  or  nonenity.  But  these  are 
malignant  persons,  and  not  to  be  believed.  And  now  from  generalities 
to  facts.  And  an  old-fashioned  two-story  house,  with  a  piazza  all  round 
it,  stands  on  a  gentle  rising,  facing  due  south  and  distant  fifty  rods 
from  the  road,  which  runs  in  front.  Beyond  the  road  is  a  ridge  of 
hilly  land,  not  very  high,  covered  with  oak  wood,  running  in  the  same 
direction  as  the  'road,  and  leaving  a  little  depression  or  break  directly 
opposite  the  house,  through  which  the  southern  breezes  fan  us  of  an  after- 
noon. I  feel  them  now  coming,  not  over  beds  of  violets,  but  over 
Plymouth  Bay,  fresh  if  not  fragrant.  A  carriage-way  leads  from  the 
house,  not  bold  and  impudent,  right  up  straight  to  the  front  door,  like 
the  march  of  a  column  of  soldiers,  but  winding  over  the  lower  parts  of 
the  ground,  sheltering  itself  among  trees  and  hedges,  and  getting 
possession  at  last,  more  by  grace  than  force,  as  other  achievements  are 
best  made.  Two  other  houses  are  in  sight — one  a  farm-house  cottage 
built  at  the  end  of  the  avenue,  so  covered  up  in  an  orchard  as  to  be 
hardly  visible;  the  other  a  little  further  off  in  the  same  direction — that 
is,  to  the  left  of  the  road,  very  neat  and  pretty,  with  a  beautiful  field  of 
grass  by  its  side. 

Opposite  the  east  window  of  the  great  front  room  stands  a  noble  spread- 
ing elm,  the  admiration  of  all  beholders.  Beyond  that  is  the  garden, 
sloping  to  the  east  and  running  down  till  the  tide  washes  its  lower 
walk.  Back  of  the  house  are  such  vulgar  things  as  barns,  and  on  the 
other  side,  that  is  to  the  north  and  northwest,  is  a  fresh-water  pond  of 


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some  extent,  with  green  grass  growing  down  to  its  margin  and  a  good 
walk  all  around  it,  on  one  side  the  walk  passing  through  a  thick  belt  of 
trees  planted  by  the  same  hand  that  now  indites  this  eloquent  descrip- 
tion. This  pond  is  separated  on  the  east  by  a  causeway  from  the  marsh 
and  its  salt  water,  and  over  this  causeway  is  the  common  passage 
to  the  northern  parts  of  the  farm.  I  say  nothing  of  orchards  and  copses, 
and  clumps  interspersed  over  the  lawn,  because  such  things  may  ba 
seen  in  vulgar  places. 

But  now  comes  the  climax.  From  the  doors,  from  the  windows, 
and  still  better,  from  twenty  little  elevations  all  of  which  are  close  by, 
you  see  the  ocean,  a  mile  off,  reposing  in  calm  or  tossed  in  storm,  as 
the  case  may  be.  Here  you  now  have  Marshfield,  and  let  us  recapitu- 
late. 1,  The  ocean;  as  to  that,  when  it  is  mentioned  enough  is  said. 
2,  A  dry  and  pure  air,  not  a  bog,  nor  a  ditch,  nor  an  infernal  gutter  in 
I  five  miles;  not  a  particle  of  exhalation,  but  from  the  ocean  and  a  run- 
ning New  England  stream.  3,  A  walk  of  a  mile  always  fit  for  ladies' 
feet  when  not  too  wet  through  the  orchard  and  the  belt.  4,  Five  miles 
of  excellent  hard  beach-driving  on  the  seashore,  commencing  a  mile 
and  a  half  from  the  house.  5,  A  region  of  pine  forest  three  miles  back, 
dark  and  piney  in  appearance  and  in  smell  as  you  ever  witnessed  in  the 
remotest  interior. 

Yours,  truly, 

DANIEL  WEBSTER. 


LAW  REPORTING. 


The  verbatim  reporting  of  the  testimony  and  proceedings  at  the  trials 
of  causes  in  courts  of  justice  has,  of  late  years,  since  shorthand  writing 
has  become  more  gene  rally  known  and  appreciated  than  formerly,  grown 
into  a  branch  of  the  reporter's  business  of  great  and  steadily  increas- 
ing importance.  A  few  suggestions  relative  to  that  particular  subject 
may  therefore  be  of  value. 

A  law  reporter  ought  to  possess  some  knowledge  of  law  and  of 
the  forms  of  legal  procedure,  and  it  would  seem  almost  indispensable 
that  he  should  be  acquainted,  to  some  extent  at  least,  with  the  rules  of 
evidence.  Law  cases  should  be  reported  upon  paper  having  a  marginal 
line  at  the  left  side  of  the  page,  either  what  is  known  as  legal  cap  or  other 
paper  prepared  for  the  purpose,  and  the  paper  may  perhaps  most  conveni- 
ently be  held  in  a  long  writing-clip  with  the  spring  at  the  upper  end,  the 
sheets  being  then  readily  turned  back  out  of  the  way  as  fast  as  they  are 
filled.  Only  one  side  of  the  paper  should  be  written  upon.  The  reporter 


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should  be  provided  with  a  seat  at  a  table  or  desk,  so  placed,  if  possible, 
that  he  shall  face  the  witness-stand  and  be  as  near  to  it  as  may  be,  and 
at  the  same  time  so  situated  that  he  can  hear  whatever  may  be  said  by 
the  presiding  judge  or  by  the  counsel. 

At  the  top  of  the  first  page  of  the  notes  should  be  written  the  name 
of  the  court,  where  it  is  held,  its  term,  the  name  of  the  judge  or  judges 
presiding,  the  title  of  the  action,  its  number  and  character,  the  names 
of  the  counsel  appearing  for  each  party;  and  next  should  follow  the 
date  of  the  commencement  of  the  trial,  and  any  order  of  the  Court  or 
agreement  of  counsel  relative  to  the  employment  of  the  reporter. 

In  jury  cases,  the  examination  of  jurors  previous  to  being  sworn 
should  be  reported,  because  exceptions  may  be  taken  to  the  rulings  of 
the  Court  as  to  their  competency,  although  it  is  seldom  necessary, 
except  in  criminal  cases,  to  transcribe  this  portion  of  the  report. 

The  opening  statement  of  the  case,  by  plaintiff's  counsel,  must  also 
be  taken  down,  because  a  motion  may  be  made  for  a  non-suit  or  for 
dismissal  upon  the  opening.  But  the  defendant's  opening  or  other 
arguments  of  counsel  on  either  side,  whether  upon  questions  incidentally 
arising  or  in  summing  up  at  the  close  of  the  trial,  need  not  be  reported 
unless  specially  requested,  and  then  they  do  not  belong  to  the  official 
record. 

Sometimes  in  cases  of  great  importance  which  are  expected  to  be 
carried  to  an  appellate  court,  counsel  find  it  an  advantage  to  have  their 
arguments  specially  reported,  because  all  the  law  and  facts  involved  are 
then  freshly  impressed  upon  their  minds,  and  unless  they  are  preserved 
by  means  of  shorthand,  they  may  find  when  they  are  called  upon,  perhaps 
weeks  or  months  afterwards,  to  prepare  their  briefs,  that  many  points,  and 
possibly  some  of  vital  importance,  have  gone  from  memory  past  recall. 

All  oral  testimony  must  of  course  be  taken  down  with  literal  exactness 
by  question  and  answer,  and  in  the  transcript  the  language  of  the 
witness  must  be  left  unchanged,  no  matter  how  defective  it  may  be  in 
a  grammatical  point  of  view.  Even  his  mispronunciation  of  words 
should  be  represented  as  nearly  as  it  can  be  done. 

An  offer  to  prove  certain  facts  should  be  taken  down  in  the  exact 
words  of  counsel;  but  when  a  motion  is  made  to  strike  out  testimony 
or  an  objection  is  interposed,  only  the  grounds  of  the  motion  or  objection 
should  be  stated,  omitting  as  much  as  possible  the  mere  argument  of 
counsel.  Considerable  dexterity  is  often  exercised  in  eliminating  the 
precise  grounds  of  an  objection  from  the  argumentative  language 
accompanying  the  counsel's  statement  of  it;  but  unless  that  is  done  the 
transcript  is  liable  to  become  excessively  and  unnecessarily  voluminous. 
The  rulings  of  the  Court  upon  all  incidental  questions,  together  with 
the  reasons  given  for  such  rulings,  if  any,  and  also  the  charge  of  the 


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Covirtto  the  jury  in  a  jury  case,  must  be  reported  in  the  language  of  the 
Court,  and  if  counsel  on  either  side  except,  that  fact  must  also  be  noted. 

In  reporting  testimony  the  beginning  of  a  question  is  indicated  by 
commencing  it  at  the  left  of  the  marginal  line,  and  the  beginning  of 
an  answer  by  commencing  it  considerably  to  the  right  of  the  line,  or  by 
leaving  twice  as  much  space  as  for  a  period  between  the  end  of  the 
question  and  the  beginning  of  the  answer.  The  beginning  of  a  question 
may  also  be  indicated  by  two  long  parallel  lines  in  the  direction  of  Ch, 
thus  //,  and  the  beginning  of  an  answer  by  one  such  line,  thus  /. 

The  following  selections  will  suffice  to  illustrate  what  has  been  said 
on  this  subject. 

TESTIMONY  OF  NATHAN  C.  PARISH. 

[From  the  case  of  Moore  vs.  Beideman.j 
NATHAN  C.  PARISH — 

Called  for  the  defendant, 

Sworn — Examined. 
By  Mr.  Felton. 

Q.     Where  do  you  reside? 

A.     In  San  Francisco. 

Q.     How  long  have  you  been  living  in  San  Francisco? 

A.     Fourteen  years  or  about  that. 

Q.     Did  you  know  Lorin  Davis  and  his  wife? 

A.     I  did,  sir. 

Q.     You  came  to  the  country  with  them? 

A.     I  did  or  part  way. 

Q.  Do  you  recollect  seeing  Mr.  Davis  out  in  a  little  valley  west  of 
Larkin  street? 

A.     I  do,  sir. 

Q.     When  did  you  first  see  him  there  ? 

A.  I  think  it  was  the  last  of  March,  1853;  I  won't  be  certain;  it  was 
the  last  of  March  or  the  first  of  April. 

Q.     The  first  time? 

A.  The  first  time  I  saw  him  out  there.  I  saw  him  in  the  city  previous 
to  that,  but  that  was  the  first  time  I  went  on  his  place. 

Q.     What  sort  of  a  house  did  he  live  in  at  that  time? 

A.  A  cabin  or  shanty  made  of  shakes  or  split  redwood.  I  did  not 
examine  it  very  closely. 

Q.     What  sort  of  roof? 

A.  It  had  a  shed  roof,  and  my  impression  was  it  was  an  asphaltum 
roof;  I  will  not  be  certain — either  felt  or  covered  with  something.  It 
was  not  a  regular  board  roof  nor  a  shingle  roof.  It  was  covered  with 
something  of  that  kind. 


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Q.     Which  side  of  the  house  was  the  door  in? 

A.  I  think  it  was  on  the  north  side.  I  could  not  locate  the  points 
of  the  compass  when  I  went  there,  but  my  impression  is  that  it  was  the 
north  side. 

Q.     About  how  large  was  the  cabin? 

A.     Twelve  by  fourteen  feet,  I  presume;  somewhere  along  there. 

Q.     A  very  small  cabin? 

A.     Yes,  a  very  small  cabin.     I  don't  recollect  exactly  the  size. 

Q.     Do  you  recollect  a  man  by  the  name  of  Alvin  H.  Davis? 

A.     I  do. 

Q.     Did  you  ever  go  out  there  with  him? 

A.     No,  sir;  not  that  I  know  of.     No,  sir;  I  am  sure  that  I  never  did. 

Q.     Lorin  Davis  was  living  out  there? 

A.     Yes,  sir. 

Q.     Who  else  with  him? 

A.  I  do  not  know  as  any  one;  there  was  not,  the  first  time  I  went 
out  there.  I  believe  Chandler  was  stopping  there  through  that  summer 
of  1853 — somewhere  about  that  time. 

Q.     Did  Lorin  Davis  have  his  wife  living  with  him? 

A.     Yes,  sir. 

Q.  Do  you  recollect  about  any  other  improvements  there — any 
animals  that  were  kept  there? 

A.  Well,  he  had  some  chickens  there,  some  rabbits,  and  I  think  some 
hogs. 

Q.     When  did  you  go  out  there  again? 

A.  Well,  I  do  not  know  as  I  can  fix  the  time;  I  was  out  there  three 
or  four  times,  being  acquainted.  My  wife  went  out  to  visit  once  or 
twice  through  that  summer  and  the  next  winter. 

Q.     Do  you  know  what  year? 

A.     In  1853  and  1854. 

Q.  Did  you  see  him  in  any  other  house  than  that  cabin  you  speak 
of? 

A.  Yes;  he  built  a  house  there  close  by  the  cabin,  and  moved  into 
that.  I  was  out  once  after  he  moved  into  that,  I  believe. 

Q.     What  sort  of  a  house  was  that? 

A.     A  frame  house  I  think,  sided  up  with  siding;  I  won't  be  certain. 

Q.     How  did  that  face? 

A.  I  do  not  recollect,  but  I  am  of  the  impression  that  it  faced — or 
the  door  was  in  the  east  end — if  you  call  that  the  facing  of  the  house; 
I  think  it  was  so. 

Q.  At  the  time  you  saw  this  other  new  house  was  there  any  other 
house  in  the  valley? 

A.  I  believe  there  was  one  a  little  west  of  that,  the  other  way — a 
small  house — I  think  so.  I  am  pretty  sure  there  was. 


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Q.     What  had  become  of  this  little  cabin? 

A.     I  do  not  know. 

Q.     Was  that  there? 

A.     Not  when  this  other  house  was  there. 

The  Court — Q.  The  Court  understands  that  you  speak  of  another 
house  besides  the  one  occupied  by  Davis.  You  refer  to  the  time  when 
the  second  house  was  built? 

A.     Yes,  sir;  after  he  removed  into  that  house. 

Q.     You  think  there  was  a  house  to  the  westward  of  that? 

A.  I  believe  there  was  no  house  when  I  first  went,  except  the  one 
Mr.  Davis  was  in. 

Mr.  Felton — Q.     There  was  no  other  house  except  the  little  shanty? 

A.     I  think  so. 

Q.     Who  lived  in  the  other  house  you  speak  of  to  the  west? 

A.     I  do  not  know. 

CROSS-EXAMINATION. 

By  Mr.  Sharp. 

Q.     How  many  brothers  have  you  here? 

A.     Three,  sir. 

Q.     All  living  here? 

A.     Yes,  sir. 

Q.     What  are  their  names? 

A.  There  are  three  of  us  now;  one  is  dead.  There  is  Ransom, 
Caleb  and  myself.  Daniel  is  dead.  He  was  lost  on  a  steamer. 

Q.     Daniel  used  to  keep  the  Niantic,  did  he  not? 

A.     Yes  sir. 

Q.     You  know  Alvin  Davis? 

A.     I  do,  sir. 

Q.     Are  you  intimately  acquainted  with  him? 

A.     Yes,  sir. 

Q.  You  do  not  really  mean  to  say  that  you  might  not  have  gone  out 
to  this  place  with  him? 

A.     I  do,  sir;  I  do  not  think  I  ever  did. 

Q.     That  is  you  do  not  remember  going  out  there? 

A.     I  do  not,  sir. 

Q.  Were  you  in  the  habit  of  frequently  meeting  and  associating 
with  him? 

A.  I  was;  I  rented  some  land — lived  right  by  the  side  of  him  two 
or  three  years. 

Q.  You  were  on  friendly  terms  during  the  years  1850  and  1851  and 
1852? 

A.     No,  sir;  1853,  1854  and  1855. 


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Q.     Were  you  here  in  1852  ? 

A.  No,  sir;  I  was  not  here  in  the  city,  but  I  came  into  the  State  in 
the  fall  of  1852. 

Q.     Were  you  on  friendly  terms  with  Mr.  Davis? 

A.     Yes,  sir. 

Q.  Will  you  pretend  to  tell  us  the  different  places  where  you  have 
been  with  Mr.  Davis? 

A.  I  have  no  remembrance  of  going  anywhere  with  him,  except 
once  to  Lone  Mountain  Cemetery.  I  went  once  with  a  team  to  carry 
out  a  load  of  dead  Chinamen  with  him — to  Lone  Mountain;  not  Yerba 
Buena  Cemetery. 

Q.  When  you  refer  to  your  not  remembering  your  going  with  Mr. 
Davis  to  Yerba  Buena  Cemetery,  do  you  mean  that  this  place  of  Lorin 
Davis'  was  there? 

A.  It  was  to  the  northwest,  I  think,  or  nearly  north  — may  be  west, 
somewhat — of  Yerba  Buena  Cemetery. 

Q.     Were  you  more  than  once  out  riding  with  Mr.  Davis? 

A.  I  did  not  ride  with  him  then;  I  went  with  my  own  team  and  he 
went  with  Mr.  Gray's  team.  We  went  to  Lone  Mountain,  off  this  way 
to  the  Presidio. 

Q.     Have  you  not  often  met  him  driving  a  team  that  way? 

A.     No,  sir. 

Q.     On  Sundays  were  not  you  in  the  habit  of  associating  together? 

A.  Well,  I  saw  him  every  day;  perhaps  three  or  four  times  a  day. 
He  lived  right  in  the  same  yard. 

Q.  Why  do  you  think  you  have  never  gone  over  to  Davis'  place  with 
him? 

A.  If  I  had  I  should  have  been  apt  to  remember  it.  I  do  not  know 
of  any  business  that  would  have  called  him  there.  He  was  not 
acquainted  with  Lorin  Davis.  I  do  not  know  that  I  ever  spoke  with 
him  about  Lorin  Davis  at  all,  and  he  had  no  business  with  him. 

Q.     You  knew  Lorin  Davis  in  1853? 

A.     Yes,  sir. 

Q.  If  you  were  intimate  with  Alvin  Davis  why  did  you  not  speak 
of  Lorin  Davis  to  him? 

A.     I  do  not  know  why,  but  it  is  so. 

RE-DIRECT  EXAMINATION. 
By  Mr.  Felton. 

Q.  You  took  the  Presidio  road,  at  the  time  you  went  out  with  Alvin 
Davis  to  Lone  Mountain? 

A.     Yes,  sir — the  Presidio  road. 

Q.     You  could  not  have  gone  anywhere  near  Lorin  Davis'? 

A.     No,  sir;  no  nigher  than  the  city,  I  believe. 


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EXPERTS. 

[From  the  argument  of  Milton  Andros,  in  the  case  of  the  United  States  vs.  Sundry 

Cases  of  Red  Wines,  in  the  United  States  District  Court, 

San  Francisco,  April,  1867.] 

It  has  been  said  by  counsel  for  the  defense  that  it  is  quite  impos- 
sible for  an  expert  to  know  but  little,  if  anything,  of  the  value  predi- 
cated upon  the  taste  of  wines.  But  the  defense  have  weakened  their 
own  argument  in  this  particular  by  resorting  to  evidence  of  the  same 
character  and  for  the  same  purpose.  Had  they  not  believed  in  its 
value,  they  would  hardly  have  availed  themselves  of  it  for  the  purpose 
of  establishing  the  truth  of  the  invoices.  But  the  claimants  do  believe 
in  it,  and  hence  it  is  that  you  have  had  the  benefit  of  the  experience, 
observations  and  opinions  of  so  many  witnesses,  the  value  of  whose  tes- 
timony depends  entirely  upon  their  sense  of  taste,  or  rather  upon  their 
recollection  of  it,  for  some  of  them  deny  that  genuine  Lafitte  or  La 
Rose  has  moistened  their  lips  since,  years  ago,  almost  in  the  days  of 
their  youth,  they  tasted  it  in  the  caves  of  Bordeaux. 

The  testimony  of  experts  is  resorted  to  almost  daily  in  courts  of 
justice.  They  are  summoned  from  every  art  and  science,  trade  and 
calling;  and  this  fact  alone  is  significant  of  the  value  attached  to  their 
opinions.  "  It  is,"  says  an  eminent  jurist,  "  within  the  established 
principle  relating  to  matters  of  science,  art  and  skill  to  take  as  facts 
the  opinions  of  those  who  may  be  presumed  to  have  such  art  and  skill 
arising  from  the  peculiar  means  afforded  such  persons  by  their  situa- 
tion, employment  and  habits  of  observation."  Indeed  it  is  a  legal 
maxim  that  every  person  should  be  believed  in  his  own  art  or  mys- 
tery. "  Cuilebet  in  arte  sua  credendum  est."  Upon  first  impression  it 
may  indeed  be  a  matter  of  surprise  that  one  can  have  the  sense  of  taste 
so  cultivated  and  such  a  recollection  of  the  bouquet  or  aroma  of  wines 
as  to  be  able  by  this  means  to  fix  with  any  considerable  degree  of  accu- 
racy their  value;  but  is  there  any  one  of  the  senses  or  faculties  that 
may  not  be  so  strengthened  and  improved  by  culture  and  practice  as 
sometimes  almost  to  border  upon  the  marvelous? 

Examples  of  such  culture  are  not  wanting  in  the  ordinary  and 
practical  business  of  life.  Enter  a  telegraph  office  where  many  instru- 
ments are  at  the  same  time  in  operation,  giving  and  receiving  intelli- 
gence through  the  medium  of  an  agent  as  unseen  and  intangible  as  the 
"  viewless  air,"  and  the  untrained  ear  will  hear  nothing  but  a  confused 
clicking  as  unintelligible  and  meaningless  as  the  pattering  raindrops  of 
a  summer  shower.  Yet  to  the  trained  and  experienced  ear  of  the 
operator  of  one  of  those  instruments  such  sounds  and  the  intervals 
between  them  are  letters,  and  he  combines  them  into  words  and  sen- 
tences, and  from  the  sense  of  hearing  alone  reads  the  message  of  joy  or 


MARSH'S  NEW  PHONETIC   SHORT-HAND  111 


sorrow,  of  hope  or  fear  that  has  perhaps  traversed  a  continent  or 
crossed  from  one  continent  to  another  through  the  unlighted  depths  of 
the  sea. 

The  blind,  by  the  sense  of  touch,  not  only  read  with  facility  books 
printed  in  the  relieved  letters  of  their  alphabet,  but  by  the  same  exqui- 
site sense  can,  as  it  is  said,  distinguish  colors  even.  On  the  ocean,  the 
practiced  eye  of  the  mariner  will  discover  a  distant  sail  where  the  less 
experienced  landsman  cannot  distinguish  it  from  the  white  plume  of  a 
seabird  or  a  flake  of  foam  cresting  a  billow.  What  to  the  eye  of  the 
latter  is  only  a  bank  of  fog  or  a  cloud  like  that  seen  by  the  prophet, 
not  bigger  than  a  man's  hand,  is  to  the  eye  of  the  former  a  headland, 
looming  up  clear  and  distinct,  and  sharply  defined  upon  the  distant 
horizon.  The  color  of  the  water,  too,  tells  him  of  its  depth,  and  float- 
ing seaweeds  mark  the  direction  and  strength  of  its  currents.  Some  of 
the  employes  of  the  mint  and  the  dealers  in  bullion  will  tell  with  great 
accuracy  the  fineness  of  a  gold  bar  by  color  alone,  and  by  the  color  and 
form  of  the  auriferous  dust  can  tell  whether  it  was  obtained  from  the 
mines  of  California  or  Idaho,  or  Nevada  or  British  Columbia,  or  from 
the  gulches  of  the  Rocky  Mountains  in  the  Territory  of  Montana. 

Even  while  I  am  speaking,  gentlemen,  you  have  before  you  a  prac- 
tical illustration  of  the  wonderful  skill  that  may  be  attained  by  long  prac- 
tice in  an  art.  In  your  presence  sits  the  shorthand  writer,  who 
catches  every  word  I  utter,  and  transfers  it  to  paper  with  amaz- 
ing dexterity  in  characters  that  would  have  puzzled  the  Champollion. 
To  you  and  to  me  all  his  mysterious  characters  look  nearly  alike,  but 
to  his  trained  eye  each  curve,  each  angle,  every  dot,  every  line,  has  a 
certain  known  significance,  by  means  of  which  he  can  reproduce  a 
faithful  and  exact  record  of  all  the  fleeting  words  that  have  been  or 
may  be  uttered  during  the  somewhat  tedious  progress  of  this  cause. 

Then  why  may  not  the  sense  of  taste  be  trained  to  equal  nicety 
and  exactness  as  the  other  senses  and  faculties?  If  one  has  been  using 
it  for  the  purpose  of  discovering  a  fact — for  the  purpose  of  fixing  a  fact 
in  the  course  of  his  business — why  may  not  his  palate  become  trained 
and  skillful  as  well  as.his  ear,  or  his  eye,  or  his  hands?  I  say,  gentlemen, 
it  is  not  very  remarkable  if  this  be  so,  and  more  particularly  when 
all  the  witnesses  tell  you  that  such  is  the  way  and  manner  in  which 
wines  are  valued  in  France. 

An  instructive  writer,  speaking  of  the  Burgundies  grown  in  differ- 
ent districts  that  produce  that  wine,  says:  "I  could  not  remark  any 
difference  while  eating  the  grapes,  but  was  assured  that  those  accus- 
tomed to  taste  the  wine  can  immediately  decide  from  which  vineyard 
it  was  made.  The  vines  are  old,  and  of  the  best  kind;  Romance. 
Richebourg,  La  Tache  and  Grand  Rue  appear  to  have  an  equally 
favorable  aspect;  but  with  all  apparent  resemblances  there  may  be  a 


112  MARSH'S  NEW   PHONETIC   SHORT-HAND 


stratum  of  soil  which  causes  the  differences  perceptible  to  experienced 
local  tasters.  The  palate,  like  the  eye,  the  ear,  the  touch,  acquires  by 
practice  various  degrees  of  sensitiveness  that  would  be  incredible  were 
it  not  a  well-ascertained  fact.  For  instance,  those  who  devote  attention 
to  it  can  tell  whether  a  salmon  was  caught  in  Irish  or  in  Scotch  waters; 
and  others  can  distinguish  those  taken  from  different  rivers.  Any  one 
who  has  eaten  a  grouse  from  the  southern  parts  of  Scotland  can  per- 
ceive how  different  the  taste  and  flavor  are  from  one  from  the  high- 
lands, fed  entirely  upon  the  heather  berry.  It  is  related  of  the  Roman 
epicures  in  the  time  of  Lucullus,  that  they  could  decide  whether  an 
oyster  was  from  the  Lucrine  Lake  or  from  Natolia." 


PEOPLE,  ETC., 

vs. 
MARY 


[Extract  from  Judge  Dwinelle's  Instructions  to  the  Jury.] 

It  is  always  a  presumption  of  law  that  one  human  being  will  not 
murder  his  fellow  creature;  and  there  is  a  still  stronger  presumption 
that  a  husband  will  not  murder  his  wife,  and  that  a  wife  will  not  mur- 
der her  husband;  that  the  marriage  relation  is  of  so  affectionate  and 
sacred  a  character  when  properly  observed,  by  reason  of  association, 
cohabitation,  love  and  affection,  that  there  can  clearly  be  implied  a 
strong  partiality  on  the  part  of  the  respective  spouses,  the  most  ardent 
desire  to  render  each  other  happy,  and  that  neither  will  by  infidelity 
dishonor  the  marriage  bed ;  that  the  wife  will  be  true  and  faithful  to  her 
husband,  and  preserve  his  and  her  honor  inviolate.  This  stronger  legal 
presumption  or  implication  can  be  overcome  and  dissipated  in  crimi- 
nal cases  by  showing  the  person  charged  with  the  murder  of  his  spouse  has 
been  guilty  of  infidelity  to  the  marital  vows  by  the  commission  of  adul- 
tery. The  commission  of  adultery  under  such  circumstances  indicates  a 
state  of  mind  from  which  no  desire  to  be  faithful  is  presumable  on  the  part 
of  the  person  who  commits  it,  and  that  no  restraint  of  the  passions  existed 
by  reason  of  the  marital  relations.  Therefore  it  is  proper  and  permitted 
by  law  to  show,  when  a  wife  is  indicted  for  the  murder  of  her  husband, 
that  the  stronger  presumption  attributed  by  law  to  exist  by  reason  of 
the  marital  relations  has  been  dissipated  and  no  longer  does  exist,  hav- 
ing been  destroyed  by  her  infidelity  and  adultery.  And  such  testi- 
mony is  admissible  against  a  widow  who  is  indicted  for  the  murder  of 
her  husband  as  tending  to  show  a  motive  for  the  killing,  and  the  mere- 
tricious cohabitation  to  establish  the  state  of  mind  and  feeling  toward 
her  husband  immediately  before  and  at  the  time  the  fatal  injury  was 
given. 


MARSH'S  NEW  PHONETIC   SHORT-HAND  113 

We  sometimes  hear  intimations,  which  cannot  readily  be  traced  to 
responsible  sources,  that  enemies  or  friends  of  persons  on  trial  approach 
individual  jurors  and  endeavor  to  influence  their  action  in  the  jury-room 
against  or  in  favor  of  such  prisoners,  with  a  view  of  procuring  a  con- 
viction, or  an  acquittal,  or  a  disagreement;  and  to  attain  their  object 
use  pecuniary  persuasions,  personal  appeals  founded  upon  pretended 
friendship,  or  promised  compensation  contingent  upon  the  result. 
Gentlemen,  if  there  have  been  wretches  in  human  form  so  mean  and 
corrupt,  no  matter  what  position  they  claim  or  are  reputed  to  occupy, 
as  to  approach  you,  directly  or  indirectly,  in  this  case,  be  not  influ- 
enced by  them;  discard  their  attempts  with  deserved  contempt  and  dis- 
gust. A  person  who  would  thus  approach  a  juror  must  of  necessity  be 
influenced  by  venal,  sordid  and  corrupt  motives,  and  not  entitled  in  the 
remotest  degree  to  your  confidence  or  respect ;  he  would  sacrifice  your 
honor  and  bring  you  to  disgrace  if  he  could  thereby  realize  a  dishonest 
gain,  and  without  remorse  would  boast  of  his  success  in  procuring  a 
juror  to  forswear  himself,  and  be  the  first  to  brand  his  juror  victim  a 
perjurer.  If  jurors  are  to  be  swerved  from  duty  by  such  approaches, 
importunities  or  influences,  a  jury  trial  would  be  a  farce,  and  a  verdict 
of  a  jury  in  a  criminal  case  a  mockery  of  justice. 


REPORTING  AS  A  MENTAL  EXERCISE 

If  we  trace  the  operations  of  the  mind  which  are  carried  on  during 
the  act  of  taking  down  the  words  of  a  speaker  as  they  are  uttered  by 
him,  we.  shall  not  be  surprised  that  a  considerable  amount  of  practice 
is  needed  before  the  art  of  verbatim  reporting  can  be  acquired;  the 
cause  of  our  astonishment  will  rather  be  that  still  greater  labor  and 
skill  are  not  necessary  to  the  carrying  on  of  a  process  so  rapid  and  yet 
so  complicated. 

Let  us  suppose  a  speaker,  commencing  his  address.  He  utters 
two  or  three  words,  perhaps,  in  a  deliberate  manner;  they  fall  on  the 
reporter's  ear,  and  are  thence  communicated  to  the  brain  as  the  organ 
of  the  mind;  the  writer  must  then  recall  to  his  memory  the  sign  for 
each  word  he  has  heard.  The  proper  sign  having  suggested  itself  to 
his  mind,  a  communication  is  made  from  the  brain  to  the  fingers,  which 
obedient  to  the  will,  and  trained  perhaps  to  the  nicest  accuracy  of 
form,  rapidly  trace  the  mystic  lines  on  th^  paper.  Some  portion  of  time 
is  of  course  required  for  each  of  these  operations  to  be  performed  after 
the  words  have  been  spoken;  yet  see,  the  writer  appears  to  stop  pre- 
cisely at  the  same  time  with  the  speaker.  The  orator  still  contiiiu-  s  in 
his  deliberate  style,  and  the  reporter  is  able  to  write  each  word  he  hears 


114  MARSH'S   NEW   PHONETIC    SHORT-HAND 


before  the  next  is  uttered.  Now,  however,  the  speaker  warms  with  his 
subject,  and  changes  his  measured  pace  to  one  more  rapid;  the  writer 
increases  his  speed  accordingly,  and  notwithstanding  the  many  opera- 
tions at  work  in  his  mind,  scarcely  is  the  last  word  of  a  sentence 
uttered  before  he  lifts  his  pen  from  the  paper,  as  if  for  an  instant's 
pause,  not  a  syllable  having  escaped  his  ear  or  pen.  This,  surely,  is  a 
laborious  task;  much  more  so  that  which  follows.  The  speaker  has 
finished  his  exordium,  is  in  the  midst  of  his  topics  of  discourse,  and 
has  begun  his  flights  of  oratory.  Listen  to  his  next  sentence.  He 
begins  in  a  low,  measured  tone;  after  a  few  words  makes  a  sudden 
pause;  then  as  if  startled  with  the  brilliancy  of  his  ideas,  and  fearful 
lest  they  should  escape  before  he  can  give  them  utterance,  he  dashes 
along  at  an  impetuous  rate,  which  he  never  slackens  till  he  is  out  of 
breath  with  exertion.  In  this  rapid  delivery  he  has  gained  ground  to 
the  extent  of  five  or  six  or  more  words  on  the  writer,  whom  probably  he 
has  taken  by  surprise.  The  latter,  nevertheless,  has  had  to  listen  to 
the  words,  which  were,  so  to  speak,  in  advance  of  him,  recall  the 
proper  sign  for  each,  send  it  from  the  brain  to  the  fingers  and  trace  it  on 
his  note  book ;  while  at  the  same  time  he  has  had  to  attend  to  the  words 
which  follow  so  as  to  be  able  to  dispose  of  them  in  the  same  way  when 
their  turn  arrives;  and  in  this  manner  are  his  mental  and  bodily 
powers  occupied  for  an  hour,  or  it  may  be  several  hours  together. 

It  would  naturally  be  supposed  that  with  all  this  to  attend  to,  it 
would  be  impossible  for  the  writer  to  think  at  all  of  the  sense  conveyed 
by  the  words  which  he  is  at  such  pains  to  record;  but  to  perform  his 
work  efficiently  he  must  bring  his  mind  to  bear  on  this  also,  and  not 
only  endeavor  to  understand  the  general  drift  of  what  he  is  reporting,  but 
to  catch  the  meaning  of  every  expression;  for  where  this  is  neglected 
literal  accuracy  cannot  be  attained.  The  probability  is  that  we  do  not 
distinctly  hear — hear,  that  is,  so  as  to  be  able  separately  to  identify 
them — half  the  sounds  that  compose  the  words  to  which  we  listen;  and 
it  is  only,  therefore,  by  our  close  attention  to  the  context  that  we  are 
enabled  to  supply  imperceptibly — for  few  people  are  conscious  of  this 
mental  act — the  sounds  that  the  ear  has  failed  to  convey  definitely  to 
us.  Hence  the  necessity  for  listening  to  the  sense  as  well  as  to  the 
sound  of  the  words,  as  they  flow  from  a  speaker's  lips.  A  minister  once 
told  us  that  in  a  report  of  a  sermon  delivered  by  him  the  phrase,  "  the 
siege  of  Abimelech,"  was  written  and  actually  printed  "  the  siege  of 
Limerick."  This  could  not  have  arisen  from  a  mistake  in  the  written 
characters,  for  the  forms  of  Abimelech  and  Limerick  would  in  any  sys- 
tem of  shorthand  be  palpably  distinct;  the  ear  must,  in  such  a  case, 
have  been  in  error,  and  the  sense  should  have  been  sufficient  to  correct 
it.  Every  experienced  reporter  must  occasionally  have  discovered 


MARSH'S  NEW  PHONETIC   SHORT-HAND 


errors  of  this  description  while  transcribing  his  notes;  his  inattention 
to  the  sense  while  following  the  speaker  not  having  lead  him  to  correct 
the  false  impression  which  has  been  made  on  the  ear. 

As  a  mental  exercise,  then,  reporting  may  be  regarded  as  of  the 
greatest  utility.  It  is  true  that  after  a  long  course  of  practice  the  art 
becomes  apparently  a  mechanical  one  as  far  as  the  taking  down  is  con- 
cerned; yet  at  first  all  the  powers  of  the  mind  must  be  brought  to  bear 
on  its  attainment,  and  they  can  hardly  fail  to  be  materially  strength- 
ened by  the  training  they  must  undergo.  A  word,  however,  as  to 
reporting  being  a  mechanical  operation,  as  some  have  termed  it.  No 
effort  put  forth  by  us  can  be  purely  mechanical,  since  the  mind  is  neces- 
sary to  it.  Walking  and  reading  (reading  aloud  without  attending  to 
the  sense)  seem  mechanical  acts,  but  the  mind  is  indispensable  to 
them.  After  long  practice,  indeed,  a  comparatively  external  region 
of  the  mind  is  concerned  in  them,  for  we  are  enabled  to  think  and  plan 
operations  of  more  interior  faculties,  while  these  outward  acts  are  being 
attended  to;  but  at  first  both  walking  and  reading  require  in  order  to 
their  attainment  a  strong  exercise,  in  one  case,  of  all  the  powers  of  the 
body,  and  in  the  other,  of  all  the  powers  of  the  mind;  both  having  been 
of  necessity  improved  and  strengthened  by  the  training.  It  is  the  same 
with  reporting,  but  in  this  case  the  exercise  is  more  severe;  and  if  even 
the  act  of  writing  should  by  practice  become  little  more  than  a  mechan- 
ical performance,  the  constant  employment  of  the  mind  in  catching  the 
meaning  of  different  speakers,  and  the  bringing  before  the  writer  all  the 
varied  styles  of  diction  in  use  among  them,  together  with  the  exercise 
in  composition  afforded  by  the  transcribing  of  what  has  been  written, 
cannot  fail  to  commend  the  art  to  all  who  are  interested  in  education 
and  in  the  development  of  the  powers  of  the  human  mind.  Even 
where  the  student  of  shorthand  has  been  unable  to  acquire  sufficient 
manual  dexterity  to  follow  a  speaker  verbatim,  the  practice  of  reporting 
will  still  be  beneficial,  since  increased  attention  to  the  sense  will  be 
required,  in  order  that  when  abridging  a  report  nothing  material  may 
be  omitted.  A  habit  is  thus  cultivated  of  separating  mere  verbiage 
from  the  solid  material,  winnowing  the  chaff  from  the  wheat;  and 
though  this  is  not  the  particular  benefit  on  account  of  which  the  culti- 
vation of  shorthand  is  recommended  in  this  article,  it  is  one  whose 
importance  ought  not  to  be  overlooked  in  regarding  reporting  as  a  men- 
tal exercise. — T.  A.  Reed. 


IMMORTALITY. 


If  we  wholly   perish  with  the  body,  what   an  imposture  is   this 
whole  system  of  laws,  manners  and  usages  on  which  human  society  is 


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founded?  If  we  wholly  perish  with  the  body  these  maxims  of  charity, 
patience,  justice,  honor,  gratitude  and  friendship  which  sages  have 
taught  and  good  men  have  practiced,  what  are  they  but  empty  words 
possessing  no  real  and  binding  efficacy?  Why  should  we  heed  them, 
if  in  this  life  only  we  have  hope?  Speak  not  of  duty.  What  can  we 
owe  to  the  dead,  to  the  living,  to  ourselves,  if  all  are  or  will  be  noth- 
ing? Who  shall  dictate  our  duty,  if  not  our  own  pleasures,  if  not  our 
own  passions?  Speak  not  of  morality.  It  is  a  mere  chimera,  a  bug- 
bear of  human  invention,  if  retribution  terminate  with  the  grave. 

If  we  must  wholly  perish,  what  to  us  are  the  sweet  ties  of  kindred? 
what  the  tender  names  of  parent,  child,  sister,  brother,  husband,  wife, 
or  friend!  The  characters  of  a  drama  are  not  more  illusive.  We  have 
no  ancestors,  no  descendants;  since  succession  cannot  be  predicated  of 
nothingness.  Would  we  honor  the  illustrious  dead?  How  absurd  to 
honor  that  which  has  no  existence.  Would  we  take  thought  for  pos- 
terity? How  frivolous  to  concern  ourselves  for  those  whose  end. 
like  our  own,  must  soon  be  annihilation!  Have  we  made  a  promise? 
How  can  it  bind  nothing  to  nothing!  Perjury  is  but  a  jest.  The  last 
injunctions  of  the  dying — what  sanctity  have  they  more  than  the  last 
sound  of  a  chord  that  is  snapped,  of  an  instrument  that  is  broken. 

To  sum  up  all:  if  we  must  wholly  perish,  then  is  obedience  to  the 
laws  but  an  insensate  servitude;  rulers  and  magistrates  are  but  the 
phantoms  which  popular  imbecility  have  raised  up;  justice  is  an 
unwarrantable  infringement  upon  the  liberty  of  men — an  imposition, 
an  usurpation.  The  law  of  marriage  is  a  vain  scruple;  modesty,  a 
prejudice;  honor  and  probity  such  stuff  as  dreams  are  made  of;  and 
incests,  murders,  parricides,  the  most  heartless  cruelties,  and  the  black- 
est crimes  are  but  the  legitimate  sports  of  man's  irresponsible  nature; 
while  the  harsh  epithets  attached  to  them  are  merely  such  as  the  policy 
of  legislators  has  invented  and  imposed  on  the  credulity  of  the 
people. 

Here  is  the  issue  to  which  the  vaunted  philosophy  of  unbelievers 
must  inevitably  lead.  Here  is  that  social  felicity,  that  sway  of  reason, 
that  emancipation  from  error,  of  which  they  eternally  prate,  as  the  fruit 
of  their  doctrines.  Accept  their  maxims,  and  the  whole  world  falls 
back  into  a  frightful  chaos;  and  all  the  relations  of  life  are  confounded, 
and  all  ideas  of  vice  and  virtue  are  reversed,  and  the  most  inviolable 
laws  of  society  vanish;  and  all  moral  discipline  perishes;  and  the  gov- 
ernment of  states  and  nations  has  no  longer  any  cement  to  uphold  it, 
and  all  the  harmony  of  the  body  politic  becomes  discord,  and  the 
human  race  is  no  more  than  an  assemblage  of  reckless  barbarians, 
shameless,  remorseless,  brutal,  denaturalized,  with  no  other  law  than 
force,  no  other  check  than  passion,  no  other  bond  than  irreligion,  no 


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other  God  than  self!  Such  would  be  the  world  which  impiety  would 
make.  Such  would  be  this  world  were  a  belief  in  God  and  immortality 
to  die  out  of  the  human  heart. — Masillon. 


INTELLECTUAL  ATTAINMENTS  OF  WOMEN. 


I  have  often  wondered  that  learning  is  not  thought  a  proper  ingre- 
dient in  the  education  of  a  woman  of  quality  or  fortune.  Since  they 
have  the  same  improvable  minds  as  the  male  part  of  the  species,  why 
should  they  not  be  cultivated  by  the  same  method?  Why  should  rea- 
son be  left  to  itself  in  one  of  the  sexes  and  be  disciplined  with  so  much 
care  in  the  other? 

There  are  some  reasons  why  learning  seems  more  adapted  to  the 
female  world  than  to  the  male.  As  in  the  first  place,  because  they 
have  more  spara  time  upon  their  hands  and  lead  a  more  sedentary  life. 
Their  employments  are  of  a  domestic  nature,  and  not  like  those  of  the 
other  sex,  which  are  often  inconsistent  with  study  and  contemplation. 
The  excellent  lady,  the  lady  Lizzard,  in  the  space  of  one  summer,  fur- 
nished a  gallery  with  chairs  and  couches  of  her  own  and  her  daugh- 
ter's working;  and  at  the  same  time  heard  all  Dr.  Tillotson's  sermons 
twice  over.  It  is  always  the  custom  for  one  of  the  young  ladies  to  read 
while  the  others  are  at  work;  so  that  the  learning  of  the  family  is  not 
at  all  prejudicial  to  its  manufactures.  I  was  mightily  pleased  the  other 
day  to  find  them  all  busy  in  preserving  several  fruits  of  the  season, 
with  the  sparkler  in  the  midst  of  them,  reading  over  the  Plurality  of 
Worlds.  It  was  very  entertaining  to  me  to  see  them  dividing  their 
speculation  between  jellies  and  stars,  and  making  a  sudden  transition 
from  the  sun  to  an  apricot,  or  from  the  Copernican  System  to  the  figure 
of  a  cheese  cake. 

A  second  reason  why  women  should  apply  themselves  to  useful 
knowledge  rather  than  men,  is  because  they  have  that  natural  gift  of 
speech  in  greater  perfection.  Since  they  have  so  excellent  a  talent, 
such  a  copia  verborum,  or  plenty  of  words,  it  is  pity  they  should  not  put 
it  to  some  use.  If  the  female  tongue  will  be  in  motion,  why  should  it 
not  be  set  to  go  right?  Could  they  discourse  about  the  spots  in  the 
sun,  it  might  divert  them  from  publishing  the  faults  of  their  neighbors. 
Could  they  talk  of  the  different  aspects  and  conjunctions  of  the  planets 
they  need  not  be  at  the  pains  of  comment  upon  oglings  and  clandestine 
marriages.  In  short,  were  they  furnished  with  matters  of  fact  out  of 
arts  and  sciences,  it  would  now  and  then  be  a  great  ease  to  their  inven- 
tion. 


MARSH'S   NEW  PHONETIC   SHORT-HAND 


There  is  another  reason  why  those,  especially  who  are  women  of 
quality,  should  apply  themselves  to  letters,  namely,  because  their  hus- 
bands are  generally  strangers  to  them.  It  is  a  great  pity  there  should 
be  no  knowledge  in  a  family.  For  my  own  part,  I  am  concerned,  when 
I  go  into  a  great  house,  where  perhaps  there  is  not  a  single  person  that 
can  spell,  unless  it  be  by  chance  the  butler,  or  one  of  the  footmen. 
What  a  figure  is  the  young  heir  likely  to  make,  who  is  a  dunce  both  by 
father  and  mother's  side! 

If  we  look  into  the  histories  of  famous  women,  we  find  many  emi- 
nent philosophers  of  this  sex.  Nay,  we  find  that  several  females  have 
distinguished  themselves  in  those  sects  of  philosophy  which  seem 
almost  repugnant  to  their  natures.  There  have  been  famous  female 
Pythagoreans,  notwithstanding  most  of  that  philosophy  consisted  in 
keeping  a  secret,  and  that  the  disciple  was  to  hold  her  tongue  five  years 
together.  I  need  not  mention  Portia,  who  was  a  stoic  in  petticoats; 
nor  Hipparchia,  the  famous  she  cynic,  who  arrived  at  such  a  perfection 
in  her  studies  that  she  conversed  with  her  husband,  or  man-planter,  in 
broad  daylight  and  in  the  open  streets. 

Learning  and  knowledge  are  perfections  in  us,  not  as  we  are  men, 
but  as  we  are  reasonable  creatures,  in  which  order  of  beings  the  female 
world  is  upon  the  same  level  with  the  male.  We  ought  to  consider  in 
this  particular,  not  what  is  the  sex,  but  what  is  the  species  to  which 
they  belong.  At  least  I  believe  every  one  will  allow  me  that  a  female 
philosopher  is  not  so  absurd  a  character,  and  so  opposite  to  the  sex,  as 
a  female  gamester;  and  that  it  is  more  irrational  for  a  woman  to  pass 
away  half  a  dozen  hours  at  cards  or  dice  than  in  getting  up  stores  of 
useful  learning.  This,  therefore,  is  another  reason  why  I  should  recom- 
mend the  studies  of  knowledge  to  the  female  world,  that  they  may  not 
be  at  a  loss  how  to  employ  those  hours  that  lie  upon  their  hands. — 
Addison. 


SOUTH    CAROLINA    AND   MASSACHUSETTS. 


The  eulogium  pronounced  on  the  character  of  the  State  of  South 
Carolina  by  the  honorable  gentleman,  for  her  Revolutionary  and  other 
merits,  meets  my  hearty  concurrence.  I  shall  not  acknowledge  that 
the  honorable  member  goes  before  me  in  regard  for  whatever  of  dis- 
tinguished talent  or  distinguished  character  South  Carolina  has  pro- 
duced. I  claim  part  of  the  honor;  I  partake  in  the  pride  of  her  great 
names.  I  claim  them  for  countrymen — one  and  all.  The  Laurenses, 
the  Rutledges,  the  Pinckneys,  the  Sumpters,  the  Marions — Americans 
all — whose  fame  is  no  more  to  be  hemmed  in  by  State  lines  than  their 


MARSH'S  NEW  PHONETIC  SHORT-HAND  119 

talents  and  patriotism  were  capable  of  being  circumscribed  within  the 
same  narrow  limits.  In  their  day  and  generation  they  served  and 
honored  the  country,  and  the  whole  country;  and  their  renown  is  of  the 
treasures  of  the  whole  country.  Him  whose  honored  name  the  gentle- 
man himself  bears — does  he  suppose  me  less  capable  of  gratitude  for 
his  patriotism,  or  sympathy  for  his  sufferings,  than  if  his  eyes  had  first 
opened  upon  the  light  in  Massachusetts  instead  of  South  Carolina  ? 
Sir,  does  he  suppose  it  is  in  his  power  to  exhibit  a  Carolina  name  so 
bright  as  lo  produce  envy  in  my  bosom?  No,  sir;  increased  gratifica- 
tion and  delight  rather. 

Sir,  I  thank  God  that,  if  I  am  gifted  with  little  of  the  spirit  which 
is  said  to  be  able  to  raise  mortals  to  the  skies,  I  have  yet  none,  as  I 
trust,  of  that  other  spirit  which  would  drag  angels  down.  When  I 
shall  be  found,  sir,  in  my  place  here  in  the  Senate,  or  elsewhere,  to 
sneer  at  public  merit  because  it  happened  to  spring  up  beyond  the  little 
limits  of  my  own  State  or  neighborhood;  when  I  refuse  for  any  such 
cause,  or  for  any  cause,  the  homage  due  to  American  talent,  to  elevated 
patriotism,  to  sincere  devotion  to  liberty  and  the  country;  or  if  I  see 
an  uncommon  endowment  of  heaven — if  I  see  extraordinary  capacity 
for  virtue  in  any  son  of  the  South — and  if,  moved  by  local  prejudice, 
or  gangrened  by  State  jealousy,  I  get  up  here  to  abate  the  tithe  of  a 
hair  from  his  just  character  and  just  fame,  may  my  tongue  cleave  to  the 
roof  of  my  mouth!  Sir,  let  me  recur  to  pleasing  recollections;  let  me 
indulge  in  refreshing  remembrance  of  the  past;  let  me  remind  you  that 
in  early  times  no  States  cherished  greater  harmony,  both  of  principle 
and  feeling,  than  Massachusetts  and  South  Carolina.  Would  to  God 
that  harmony  might  again  return!  Shoulder  to  shoulder  they  went 
through  the  Revolution;  hand  in  hand  they  stood  round  the  adminis- 
tration of  Washington,  and  felt  his  own  great  arm  lean  on  them  for 
support.  Unkind  feeling,  if  it  exist — alienation  and  distrust — are  the 
growth,  unnatural  to  such  soils,  of  false  principles  since  sown.  They 
are  weeds,  the  seeds  of  which  that  same  great  arm  never  scattered. 

Mr.  President,  I  shall  enter  on  no  encomium  upon  Massachusetts. 
She  needs  none.  There  she  is — behold  her  and  judge  for  yourselves. 
There  is  her  history — the  world  knows  it  by  heart.  The  past,  at  least, 
is  secure.  There  is  Boston,  and  Concord,  and  Lexington,  and  Bunker 
Hill — and  there  they  will  remain  forever.  The  bones  of  her  sons, 
fallen  in  the  great  struggle  for  independence,  now  lie  mingled  with  the 
soil  of  every  State  from  New  England  to  Georgia,  and  there  they  will 
lie  forever.  And,  sir,  where  American  liberty  raised  its  first  voice,  and 
where  its  youth  was  nurtured  and  sustained,  there  it  still  lives,  in  the 
strength  of  its  manhood  and  full  of  its  original  spirit.  If  discord  and 
disunion  shall  wound  it,  if  party  strife  and  blind  ambition  shall  hawk 


120  MARSH'S  NEW  PHONETIC  SHORT-HAND 

at  and  tear  it,  if  folly  and  madness,  if  uneasiness  under  salutary  and 
necessary  restraint  shall  succeed  to  separate  from  that  Union  by  which 
alone  its  existence  is  made  sure — it  will  stand  in  the  end  by  the  side 
of  that  cradle  in  which  its  infancy  was  rocked;  it  will  stretch  forth  its 
arm,  with  'whatever  vigor  it  may  still  retain,  over  the  friends  who 
gather  round  it;  and  it  will  fall  at  last,  if  fall  it  must,  amidst  the 
proudest  monuments  of  its  own  glory  and  on  the  very  spot  of  its 
origin. —  Webster. 


The  book  is  completed,  Song  sinks  into  silence, 

And  closed  like  the  day,  The  story  is  told, 

And  the  hand  that  has  written  it  The  windows  are  darkened, 

Lays  it  away.  The  hearth-stone  is  co)d. 

Dim  grows  its  fancies ;  Darker  and  darker 

Forgotten  they  lie ;  The  black  shadows  fall ; 

Like  coals  in  the  ashes,  Sleep  and  oblivion 

They  darken  and  die.  Reign  over  all. 

—  Longfellow. 


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